Fashion Designers A-Z

Valerie Steele, Suzy Menkes, Robert Nippoldt , Robert Nippoldt

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Taschen GmbH
22 May 2016

Individual designers; Fashion & textiles: design; Directories

From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, a century's worth of fashion greats from the permanent collection of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City are celebrated in this fresh edition of Fashion Designers A-Z.

Formerly available as a limited Collector's Edition only, this accessibly priced and updated new edition features photographs of over 500 garments selected from the museum's permanent collection. From an exquisitely embroidered velvet evening gown to Mondrian-style minimalist chic, each chosen piece is chosen not only for its beauty but for its representative value, distilling the unique philosophy and aesthetics of each of the featured designers. Texts by the museum's curators explain why each designer is important in fashion history and what is special about the chosen garments, complemented by 110 drawn portraits from Robert Nippoldt. In her introductory essay, director and chief curator Valerie Steele writes about the rise of the fashion museum, and the emergence of the fashion exhibition as a popular and controversial phenomenon. Together with a foreword by Suzy Menkes, Steele's writings also provide a history of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in the world of fashion scholarship and museology.

By: Valerie Steele, Suzy Menkes
Illustrated by: Robert Nippoldt, Robert Nippoldt
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 336mm, Width: 262mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 4.392kg
ISBN: 9783836526708
ISBN 10: 3836526700
Pages: 648
Publication Date: 22 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Unquestionably a leader in the global fashion press, Suzy Menkes is International Vogue Editor at Condé Nast International. Her work appears on the websites of 23 international editions of Vogue in 16 languages. She is also a leading Instagram influencer. Among the world’s most influential fashion critics, she is an officer of the Order of the British Empire as well as a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. She lives and works in London and Paris. @SuzyMenkesVogue Robert Nippoldt is a German illustrator and book artist known for various publications and stage programs about the 1920s, as well as drawings for The New Yorker and Time magazine. He has received over two dozen awards worldwide, including from the Art Directors Club in New York and the International Design Award in Los Angeles.