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The Fashion Show
The stories, invites and art of 300 landmark shows
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This book is ideal for fashion enthusiasts, students of fashion history, and anyone fascinated by the artistry and drama of runway shows. It serves as an elegant reference and inspiration for those interested in the cultural impact and visual storytelling of international fashion collections.
The story of the haute couture catwalk, through an exclusive collection of VIP invitations. Spanning over 45 years and 300 shows, each invite opens a window into the key trends and ideas behind each collection.
The Fashion Show tells the story of the haute couture catwalk, through an exclusive collection of VIP invitations. Spanning over 45 years and 300 shows, each invite opens a window into the key trends and ideas behind each collection.
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This is your invitation to the front row.
Spanning over seven decades and 300 shows, this beautiful book tells the story of the high fashion catwalk. Through this inspirational collection of fashion show invites and tales from fashion week, curator and fashion writer Iain R Webb opens a window into the world's most exclusive fashion houses.
Whether it's dreamy romance at Givenchy, cutting-edge modernity at Alexander McQueen, floral drama at Valentino, vintage-inspired fun at Kenzo, or heartfelt emotion at Yves Saint Laurent's final haute couture show, the unique themes and styles that have graced the runway in the past 50 years are gloriously curated and described in The Fashion Show.
From understated presentation to melodramatic performance, this stylish archive is your passport to the international fashion collections.Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781802790832
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck
Illustration: 300 clr & b&w photos & illus
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 246.0mm
Height: 286.0mm
Weight: 1780g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Iain R Webb is an award-winning writer, curator and academic. He is Professor of Fashion & Design at Kingston School of Art and an associate lecturer at Central Saint Martins and Bath Spa University. He has been fashion editor of BLITZ, the Evening Standard, Harpers & Queen, The Times, Elle and Vogue Russia, and has also written for the New York Times and New Musical Express. He is author of Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy, Postcards from the Edge of the Catwalk, As Seen in BLITZ, Vogue Colouring Book, John Galliano for Dior and Rebel Stylist, among others.
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