Zandra Rhodes

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50 Fabulous Years in Fashion

Summary

Zandra Rhodes celebrates over 50 years of achievement by one of Britain’s foremost fashion and textile designers. Showcasing Rhodes’s vivid personality, creative spirit, and influential body of work, this lavishly illustrated documentary highlights her pioneering role in fashion and her impact on contemporary designers such as Mary Katrantzou and Alice Temperley. The book also honours her establishment of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London and explores the versatility of her imagination through decades of design innovation. Contributors include esteemed voices like Pierpaolo Piccioli and Suzy Menkes.
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Ideal for fans of British fashion history, textile design enthusiasts, and those interested in the lasting influence of pioneering women in creative industries.

Celebrating decades of achievement by one of the foremost names in British fashion, whose vitality and influence continue to shine

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Celebrating decades of achievement by one of the foremost names in British fashion, whose vitality and influence continue to shine

Zandra Rhodes provides a luscious documentary of this leading British designer, spanning her 50-year career in fashion and textile design. The book showcases not only Rhodes’s work but also her vivid personality and creative energy. Both a fashion trailblazer and a consummate textile designer, she has influenced the work of contemporary labels such as Mary Katrantzou and Alice Temperley.

The book honours the centrality of textile design in Rhodes’s work, while exploring the versatility of her imagination throughout her long career. Contributors include Pierpaolo Piccioli (creative director of Valentino), Suzy Menkes (editor of Vogue International), and celebrated fashion designers Anna Sui and Rajeev Sethi. It also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the house of Zandra Rhodes, a British-owned and -made brand, and Rhodes’s successful establishment of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London.

Published in association with the Fashion and Textile Museum, London

Exhibition Schedule:

Fashion and Textile Museum, London
(September 27, 2019–January 26, 2020)

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Irish Times Weekend praises it as a richly illustrated celebration. Inga Walton of Textile Fibre Forum highlights the impressive contextualisation of Rhodes’s contribution to fashion, art, and popular culture, alongside excellent photo research featuring iconic magazine covers. Stylist notes the collation of Rhodes’s best work with insightful commentary, while Claudia Winkleman on BBC Radio 2 describes the book as beautiful and delicious to behold.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300244304

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 September 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 260 color + b-w illus.

Contributors:

Edited by Dennis Nothdruft
Edited by Zandra Rhodes
Preface by Iris Apfel
Foreword by Suzy Menkes
Contributions by Marylou Luther
Contributions by Anna Sui
Contributions by Joan Agajanian Quinn
Contributions by Rajeev Sethi
Contributions by Helena Matheopoulos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

Collections

Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Dennis Nothdruft is head of exhibitions at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London. Zandra Rhodes is a British fashion and textile designer.