Galliano: Spectacular Fashion is the first detailed guide to the work of one of fashion’s greatest talents. Though the designer’s otherwise glittering career has been punctured by years out of the limelight, his catalogue of work remains astonishing. Written by internationally renowned fashion expert Kerry Taylor, this beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched book looks in depth at John Galliano’s collections from his 1984 graduate show at Saint Martins to his triumphant renaissance at Maison Margiela in 2015.
With never-before-seen images of rare designs from private couture archives, close ups revealing the intricacies of garments, and iconic runway shots showing the designer’s most innovative creations in motion, this visually rich book examines his revolutionary designs in unprecedented depth. In addition, original interviews with the designer as well as the people who worked closely with him throughout his career
shed new light on both the clothes and the context in which they were created. A must-have for fashion lovers, collectors and researchers alike, Galliano: Spectacular Fashion is the ultimate overview of the work of a design genius.
By:
Kerry Taylor
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 1.840kg
ISBN: 9781474277846
ISBN 10: 1474277845
Pages: 396
Publication Date: 31 October 2019
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: The Genius of John Galliano Early Days 1984 Graduation Show: Les Incroyables 1985 Spring/Summer: Afghanistan Repudiates Western Ideals 1985-86 Autumn/Winter: The Ludic Game 1985 The Courtelle Collection 1986 Spring/Summer: Fallen Angels 1986-87 Autumn/Winter: Forgotten Innocents 1986 Blitz Denim Jacket Auction 1987 Spring/Summer: Untitled (panniers, viscose) 1987-88 Autumn/Winter: (The Rose) 1988 Spring/Summer: Blanche DuBois 1988-89 Autumn/Winter: (Hairclips) 1989 Spring/Summer: (Charles James) 1989-90 Autumn/Winter: (Nancy Cunard) 1990 Spring/Summer: (Greek widows, African football, 50s cocktail) 1990-91 Autumn/Winter: (Fencing) 1991 Galliano’s Girl 1991 Spring/Summer: Honcho Woman 1992 Spring/Summer: Josephine Bonaparte Meets Lolita 1993 Spring/Summer: Filibustiers 1994 Spring/Summer: Princess Lucretia 1994-95 Autumn/Winter: Black collection 1995 Spring/Summer: Misia Diva (Pin Up) 1995-96 Autumn/Winter: Dolores 1996 Spring/Summer Galliano: L’Ecole de Danse The Move to Givenchy 1996 Spring/Summer Givenchy HC: The Princess and the Pea 1996-97 Autumn/Winter Galliano RTW: Baby Maker Givenchy RTW: Toreador Givenchy HC: Empress Josephine 1997 Spring/Summer Galliano RTW: A Russian Gypsy Named O’Flanneghan Givenchy RTW: (Jane Austen goes to Marrakech) Galliano Arrives at Dior 1997 Spring/Summer Dior HC: Maasai 1997-98 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Dior’s Little Sweetheart Pin-ups Galliano RTW: Suzy Sphinx Dior HC: The Edwardian Raj Princesses Chez Dior or Mata Hari 1998 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: In a Boudoir Mood Galliano RTW: Haute Bohemia Dior HC: A Poetic Tribute to the Marchesa Casati 1998-99 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Sportswear on Heels Galliano RTW: Cabaret Dior HC: A Voyage on the Diorient Express or The Princess Pocahontas Galliano Fur 1999 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: (Communist/Constructivist) Galliano RTW: Ballets Russes Dior HC: Surrealism 1999-2000 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Sportswear Galliano RTW: Maori (Roadworks) Dior HC: The New Generation or Matrix 2000 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Logomania Galliano RTW: Music Icons Dior HC: Les Clochards or Homeless 2000-01 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Fly Girl Galliano RTW: Welcome to our Playground Dior HC: Freud/Fetish 2001 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Trailer-Park Chic Galliano RTW: Picasso Dior HC: Comic Strip Warriors 2001-02 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Untitled (Boxers, Boho & Rave) Galliano RTW: Techno-Romance Dior HC: Rebel Chic 2002 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Street Chic Galliano RTW: (Africa) Dior HC: From Mongolia to Russia 2002-03 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Funky Folklore Galliano RTW: Esquimeau Dior HC: New Glamour 2003 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Tough Chic Galliano RTW: Bollywood Dior HC: Hardcore Romance 2003-04 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Hardcore (Fetish and Japan) Galliano RTW: In the Mood Dior HC: Creating a New Dance 2004 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Homage to Marlene Galliano RTW: Pretty Baby Dior HC: Egyptian 2004-05 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: (Teddy Boys & Poiret) Galliano RTW: Mapping the World Dior HC: Empress Sisi/Zsa Zsa Gabor 2005 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: The Latest Blonde Galliano RTW: Too Rich Too Walk Dior HC: Edie Sedgwick meets Empress Josephine 2005-06 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Off Duty Icons Galliano RTW: Renée Dior HC: Monsieur Dior’s 100th Birthday Anniversary 2006 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Nude Galliano RTW: Everybody’s Beautiful Dior HC: The Passion 2006-07 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Gothic Chic Galliano RTW: (Gothic Americana) Dior HC: Planet Botticelli 2007 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Back to Basics Galliano RTW: The Work of Fabergé, As Seen Through The Eyes of Jeff Koons and Roy Lichtenstein Dior HC: Madame Butterfly 2007-08 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: (Return to Luxury) Galliano RTW: The Family that Eats Together, Stays Together Dior HC: Bal des Artistes 2008 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Gangster Girls Galliano RTW: It’s all in the Stars or Grey Gardens Dior HC: Madame X & Klimt 2008-09 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Pure Glamour Galliano: Pleasure Dome Dior HC: Contemporary Couture 2009 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Tribal Chic Galliano RTW: British Dior HC: Flemish Old Masters 2009-10 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: Orientalist Galliano RTW: (Ice Princesses) Dior HC: Cabine Fever 2010 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: Film Noir Galliano RTW: (Silver Screen) Dior HC: Equestrienne/Charles James 2010-11 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: The Seduction of the Libertine Galliano RTW: (Nomadic Princesses) Dior HC: Floral Line 2011 Spring/Summer Dior RTW: South Pacific Galliano RTW: Portrait of the Muse Dior HC: Rene Gruau 2011-12 Autumn/Winter Dior RTW: (English Romantic Poets) Galliano RTW: Untitled Rehabilitation Galliano and Martin Margiela 2015 Spring/Summer Margiela Artisanal collection Index
Kerry Taylor is one of the world's leading experts on vintage fashion and couture and is the owner of the premier auction house, Kerry Taylor Auctions, specializing in vintage fashion, fine antique costume, and textiles. She is the author of Vintage Fashion & Couture: From Poiret to McQueen.
Reviews for Galliano: Spectacular Fashion
Kerry Taylor's fascinating and important book on Galliano belongs in everyone's fashion library. * Valerie Steele, author of 'Pink' and Director and Chief Curator, the Museum at FIT, New York * Kerry Taylor here offers us a treasure of a book. It shows us, through a series of truly beautiful colour images and intelligent text, the creative development of John Galliano from his graduation show at St. Martin's in 1984 until his 'Rehabilitation' at Galliano and Martin Margiela in 2015. Asone of the world's most professional, creative, free spirited fashion designers, Galliano spent fifteen years at the apex of the Paris couture industry - at the House of Dior. Here, he boldly twinned together imaginative ideas from world dress and past history, ideas put together magnificently by the salon's atelier staff. This book reveals this unique story, step by step. It is indeed a treasure of a book. * Lou Taylor, author of 'The Study of Dress History' and Professor Emerita, University of Brighton * Compendious, compelling and visually stunning, this will become the standard reference on Galliano. * Amy de la Haye, co-editor of 'London Couture' and Professor of Dress History and Curatorship, London College of Fashion * The reference work for Galliano, documenting in meticulous detail the ready-to-wear and haute couture collections he's designed over a 30-year period under his own label, for Givenchy, Dior and Maison Margiela. The careful and wonderfully informed detail in the description of each collection is what distinguishes it from the standard fashion designer monograph, and marks it as the work of a pre-eminent auctioneer and expert in surviving dress. * Alistair O'Neill, author of 'London: After a Fashion' and Professor of Fashion History and Theory, Central Saint Martins *
