Books

Yves Saint Laurent: A Biography

Laurence Benaim · 2019

This definitive portrait of the creative genius who transformed fashion is the first major English-language biography of Yves Saint Laurent since his death in 2008, featuring exclusive interviews of those who knew him best, by one of the most respected names in French fashion.<br/><br/>Yves Saint Laurent's impact on fashion is legendary, yet he remains an enigmatic and compelling figure. Tracing the development of Saint Laurent's visionary work through his charmed yet tumultuous life, respected fashion writer Laurence Benaïm's newly translated and updated biography of the famed designer explores how this unassuming prodigy became a legendary, celebrated public icon who changed the face of fashion, style, and celebrity.<br/>Enriched by the author's exclusive interviews--from Saint Laurent's partner Pierre Bergé to family members, his atelier staff, and muses such as Catherine Deneueve, LouLou de la Falaise, and Paloma Picasso--this fascinating biography chronicles early glimpses of Saint Laurent's talent in Oran and his star trajectory, from leading the House of Dior at the age of twenty-one to his fall from grace and subsequent forging with Pierre Bergé, fashion's most enduring and successful professional partnership. In portraying the man behind the timeless icons of the Mondrian-print shift dress and the Le Smoking trouser suit--who partied with Warhol in New York and relaxed with the jet set in his Marrakesh hideaway--Benaïm powerfully illuminates both the glittering world of haute couture and the business empire that revolutionized the fashion industry.

Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography

Meryle Secrest · 2014

Fashionary Shoe Design

Fashionary · 2015

Differing from ordinary shoe design books, this is a complete handbook geared towards practical usage by footwear designers. It includes three main sections: Shoe Style Library, Shoe Encyclopaedia, and Shoe Templates for Tracing. The first section features more than 300 styles of shoes, ranging from historical archetypes to the most signature styles in todays footwear industry. The second focuses on essential and practical information on shoe design, from materials and construction to labels and international fairs. The templates section includes both basic templates and templates for 60 styles of common footwear, from flats and boots to high heels.

The Little Dictionary of Fashion: A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman

Christian Dior · 2007

Fashionary Bag Design

Fashionary

Textilepedia

Fashionary International Limited · 2019

Textilepedia is an extensive textile dictionary that covers all essential fabric knowledge - from deciphering different types of materials to understanding your finishing options. A balance between text and imagery; it acts as a quick easy-to-navigate guide - simplifying complicated fabric and fiber information using comparisons and relatable stories. TEXTILEPEDIA helps to provide answers for your fabric selection: * Light or heavyweight? * Rough or soft texture? * Breathable or not? * Easy to drape? The book is here to answer all those questions - and then some. * Why do fabrics have different widths? * What makes a fiber or fabric elastic? * Which fabrics are best for printing? * Are all-natural fibers sustainable? Packed with need-to-know information about textiles, Textilepedia is a benefit to an array of levels and roles within the fashion industry.

Fashionpedia

Fashionary · 2017

<p>Fashionpedia is the ultimate fashion bible, containing thousands of fashion items for more efficient and productive brainstorming.<br> <br> Designed to be as visually driven as the people who use it, Fashionpedia contains thousands of fashion items, converting unapproachable technical terms on style, material and production into beautiful charts and infographics.<br> <br> Whether you're an industry insider or a fashion connoisseur, Fashionpedia is all you'll ever need to navigate the fashion scene.</p>

The Anatomy of Fashion

Colin McDowell · 2013

Why do we dress the way we do? How has fashion changed and evolved over the centuries? How did the 3-piece suit come about? Why have hemlines risen and fallen over time? In <i>The Anatomy of Fashion</i>, respected fashion commentator Colin McDowell goes beyond standard fashion histories and narrative surveys to answer these questions and many more.<br><br>The book's unique structure takes the reader from head to toe in sections such as `The Body Unclothed,? `Materials and Texture,? `Head to Waist,? `Hips to Feet,? `Looks and Themes in Dress,? and more. Visually rich, with over 500 photographs, illustrations, paintings, and film stills, the book includes work by designers and labels such as Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Versace, Carhartt, Diesel and more.<br><br>The book's dynamic structure and layout are equally suited for browsing and for serious reference, but The Anatomy of Fashion is not simply a picture book. It is a sourcebook by one of the world's leading fashion scholars that seeks nothing less than a thorough analysis of the roots of every aspect of fashion today.

La belle époque

Jean-claude deutsch

Naomi Campbell

BAKER JOSH · 2016

NAOMI CAMPBELL

Mario Testino

Pierre Borhan · 2021

“The way men are seen in photography, in fashion, and the way that men look at pictures of themselves has changed in recent years. It is a subject that has come into focus: The masculine image, a man's personal style, changing attitudes to the male face and body.”<br/>— Mario Testino<br/>From Rio to London, Cusco to Seville, Mario Testino is renowned for his free-spirited chronicles of dress and demeanor. In SIR the influential photographer presents over 300 photographs in his search to define the allure of men.<br/>Featuring an essay by Pierre Borhan, an interview with Patrick Kinmonth, and many previously unpublished works from Testino’s archive of thousands, this book traces the evolution of male identity over the past three decades. Costume, tradition, gender play, portraiture, photojournalism, and fashion collide as Testino observes masculinity in all its modern manifestations: through the dandy and the gentleman, the macho and the fey, the world-famous face to the unknown passerby.<br/>Every photograph represents a unique point of view, and a new visual connection between photographer and sitter. With Josh Hartnett for VMAN (2005), Testino evokes the fall of Helmut Berger in the abyss of Luchino Visconti’s The Damned. Studies of Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jude Law and Colin Firth are as candid as they are curious. David Beckham, David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards feature for the courage they have taken in redefining male identity. Through a kaleidoscope of guises, these portraits define a period in which men’s changing role, style and appearance has never escaped Testino’s eye and impeccable intuition.<br/><br/>About the series<br/>TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program—now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.

Kate Moss by Mario Testino

Mario Testino · 2025

Mario Testino is recognized as the ultimate fashion photographer of his generation but his pictures of Kate Moss transcend fashion. The result of three decades of extraordinary friendship, and phenomenal glamour, this iconic collaboration is an intimate insight into the lives and minds of two of the world’s definitive style leaders.<br/><br/>This book follows the journey of this exceptional fashion partnership, from early days backstage at the shows to behind-the-scenes glimpses of the groundbreaking editorials they continue to produce for the world’s most respected magazines. Of the 100-plus images, many photographs have been chosen from Testino’s private archive. They are accompanied by a foreword by Testino and an exclusive essay by Kate Moss.

Peter Lindbergh on Fashion Photography

Peter Lindbergh · 2020

It was on a Malibu beach in 1988 that Peter Lindbergh shot the White Shirts series, images now known the world over. Simple yet seminal, the photographs introduced us to Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Rachel Williams, Karen Alexander, Tatjana Patitz, and Estelle Lefébure. This marked the beginning of an era that redefined beauty, and Lindbergh would go on to alter the landscape of fashion photography for the decades that followed.<br/>This edition gathers more than 300 images from forty years of Lindbergh’s career. It traces the German photographer’s cinematic inflections and humanist approach, which produced images at once seductive and introspective.<br/>In 1980 Rei Kawakubo asked Lindbergh to shoot a Commes des Garçons campaign, one of his earlier forays into commercial photography. Kawakubo gave him carte blanche. The following years brought forth collaborations with the most venerated names in fashion and resulted in a relationship of mutual reverence; Lindbergh’s respect for some of the greatest designers of our time is palpable in his portraits. Among those photographed are Azzedine Alaïa, Giorgio Armani, Alber Elbaz, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Thierry Mugler, Yves Saint Laurent, Jil Sander, and Yohji Yamamoto.<br/>Widely considered a pioneer in his field, Lindbergh shirked the industry standards of beauty and instead celebrated the essence and individuality of his subjects. He was pivotal to the rise of models such as Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Mariacarla Boscono, Lara Stone, Claudia Schiffer, Amber Valletta, Nadja Auermann, and Kristen McMenamy.<br/>Lindbergh’s reach also extended across Hollywood and beyond: Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, Richard Gere, Isabelle Huppert, Nicole Kidman, Madonna, Brad Pitt, Catherine Deneuve, and Jeanne Moreau all appear in his works. From the picture chosen by Anna Wintour as the cover of her first Vogue issue to the legendary shot of Tina Turner on the Eiffel Tower, it is never the clothes, celebrity, or glamour that takes center stage in a Lindbergh photograph. Each picture conveys the humanity of its subject with a serene melancholy that is uniquely and unmistakably Lindbergh.<br/>From the outset of his career, Lindbergh was well-known in the contemporary art world, where his photographs were exhibited in galleries long before they appeared in magazines. This edition features an updated introduction adapted from an interview in 2016, allowing a glimpse behind Lindbergh’s lens, where the photographer recounts his early collaborations, the tenuous relationship between commercial and fine art, and the power of storytelling.<br/><br/>About the series<br/>TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program—now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.

Moda-

· 2015

Large edition of Style and fashion coffee table type book

Historia de la moda en España: De la mantilla al bikini

Ana Velasco Molpeceres · 2021

La camisa de Isabel la Católica, el negro inquisitorial de Felipe II, las figuras populares de gitanas, toreros, chulapas y chulos, prendas como la mantilla o nombres como Cristóbal Balenciaga, Amancio Ortega y Zara son algunos de los hitos y tópicos de la historia de la moda española. Sin embargo, su evolución revela un mundo mucho más complejo en el que es posible constatar cómo el fenómeno de la moda nos permite comprender los cambios y pervivencias de las mentalidades, los gustos y las identidades colectivas e individuales, configurándolos y a la vez reflejándolos. Este libro emprende un recorrido por la historia del traje y del vestir desde sus orígenes en la península hasta la actualidad para mostrar su alcance y difusión, sus peculiaridades y tendencias, la influencia internacional de la cultura española y sus estereotipos, así como las tensiones entre los estilos autóctonos y extranjeros, lo tradicional y lo nuevo.

Dioses y reyes: Ascenso y caída de John Galliano y Alexander McQueen

Dana Thomas · 2018

Alexander McQueen y John Galliano tuvieron vidas similares. Ambos provenían de familias humildes, se criaron en un entorno hostil a su personalidad, estudiaron en la escuela Saint Martins y los dos, gracias a su talento y tesón, crearon con éxito sus propias marcas y triunfaron en Dior y Givenchy. Pero la misma pasión que les encumbró fue la que les hundió. Si la moda es reflejo de su tiempo, ambos diseñadores fueron el espejo del mayor cambio experimentado en la industria en el último siglo. Su talento creativo y su capacidad para generar espectáculo fueron aprovechados por las grandes corporaciones para llevar la moda a otro nivel, más comercial y menos creativo. Un cambio de modelo que transformó la industria. Dana Thomas ha escrito las biografías cruzadas de ambos diseñadores, y consigue un triple retrato humano, creativo y económico de la época.

Vivienne Westwood: The Complete Collections (Catwalk)

Alexander Fury · 2021

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Chanel: The Complete Karl Lagerfeld Collections (Catwalk)

Patrick Mauriès · 2016

Prada: The Complete Collections (Catwalk)

· 2019

<b>A dazzling and authoritative look at three decades of Prada's groundbreaking fashion designs through stunning runway photography</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"[A] 'greatest hits' riffing on Miuccia Prada's own obsessions with maid's uniforms, schoolgirl garb and twists on luxury."--Alexander Fury, <i>AnOther Magazine</i></b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"The perfect coffee-table book for style-savvy bibliophiles."--<i>Los Angeles Times</i></b><br> <br> <br> <br> Founded in 1913 as a leather-goods house in Milan, Prada entered the field of fashion when Miuccia Prada took the helm of the company in 1979. After initially focusing on accessories, she presented the house's first fashion collection in 1988, quickly transforming Prada into one of the world's most influential luxury brands. Her deeply personal, sophisticated, and subtly subversive approach often works against the clichés of beauty and sexy as she strives, in her own words, to be "more clever, or more difficult, or more complicated . . . or more new."<br> <br> <br> <br> Published in collaboration with Prada to celebrate 30 years of trend-setting creations, this stunning volume offers a comprehensive and definitive history of the house. Organized chronologically, each of Prada's collections is introduced by a description of its influences and highlights and is illustrated with stunning catwalk images of models such as Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, and Gisele Bündchen showcasing clothing, accessories, and beauty looks. With a biographical profile of Miuccia Prada and an extensive reference section, this handsome and well-researched retrospective reflects the passion, craftsmanship, and creative spirit that define Prada.

Little Book of Dior

Karen Homer · 2022

<p><b>This richly illustrated entry in the stylish series tells the story of groundbreaking designer Christian Dior and the fashion house he founded. </b></p> <p>Christian Dior's spectacular rise to the upper echelons of Parisian haute couture is one of the most compelling stories of twentieth-century fashion. An art gallerist with a contemporary vision, Dior’s debut collection invented the “new look” silhouette and revolutionized the way women dressed, shopped, and saw themselves. The House of Dior’s unique style blended the traditional, artisanal skills of the French fashion house—tailoring and intricate embellishment—with a modern sensibility. Dior himself helmed the company for only a decade, but it has flourished under the creative direction of some of the most storied names in fashion. Currently, Maria Grazia Chiuri steers the brand as it stays true to its identity—of opulence, femininity, drama, and what Christian Dior called “the complete look,” from garments to perfume and shoes. <i>Little Book of Dior</i> tells the story of Christian Dior’s early life, the brand’s inception, the triumphs of the couture collections on the catwalk and the red carpet, and the brand’s journey after the death of its founder.</p>

El imperio de lo efímero (Spanish Edition)

Gilles Lipovetsky · 2006

La moda cambia, pero sus explicaciones siguen siendo las mismas. Un problema aparentemente futil, y sin embargo de una infinita complejidad, que se inserta en el centro mismo de la modernidad occidental. El objetivo primero de este libro es el de reinterpretar este problema en su totalidad. Mas alla de las inquietudes de una sociedad, la moda aparece, paradojicamente, como un instrumento de consolidacion de la democracia, de las sociedades liberales, como un vehiculo inedito de la dinamica modernizadora. Tal es la provocativa tesis de este autor.

Yves Saint Laurent: The Complete Haute Couture Collections, 1962–2002 (Catwalk)

· 2019

A spectacular visual journey through 40 years of haute couture from one of the best-known and most trend-setting brands in fashion<br/><br/>Founded in 1962 by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé, the fashion house Yves Saint Laurent has for more than half a century been synonymous with excellence in modern and iconic style. From Yves Saint Laurent’s revolutionary and enduringly popular tuxedo suit for women, le smoking, to iconic art-inspired creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroidery and the famous Ballets Russes collection, the house’s haute couture line has been hugely influential in changing the way modern women dress. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically and ending in 2002, the year that Yves Saint Laurent retired from the company he started.<br/><br/>Each collection is introduced by a short text elucidating its influences and highlights and is illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images, each season styled as the designer intended and worn by the world’s top models. The book showcases hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks, and set designs.

Alexander McQueen

· 2015

This definitive publication on Alexander McQueen invites you into the creative mind and world of one of Britain’s most brilliant, daring, and provocative designers, and the many themes and references that shaped his visionary fashion collections.<br/><br/>“He brought a uniquely British sense of daring and aesthetic fearlessness to the global stage of fashion. In such a short career, Alexander McQueen’s influence was astonishing—from street style, to music culture and the world’s museums.” —Anna Wintour, editor, Vogue magazine<br/><br/>A true comprehensive study, this catalog is the first in-depth look at McQueen and explores key themes of the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition—tailoring, gothic, primitivism, naturalism, and futurism. Curated by London College of Fashion lecturer Claire Wilcox, the book also features previously unseen material as well as groundbreaking essays and feature spreads by multiple authors and leading fashion commentators.<br/><br/>This kaleidoscopic approach explores themes central to the designer’s work and his collections: The psychology of fashion Natural history The theater and spectacle of his shows His key creative collaborators And much more! Alexander McQueen also offers an encyclopedic survey of McQueen’s catwalk collections, illustrated with striking images by leading fashion photographers and specially commissioned photographs that capture the breathtaking skill of his designs and awesome theatricality of his shows. More than a coffee table book, this is a representation of one man’s genius, a genius that left the world of fashion all too soon.<br/><br/>For anyone who loved and admired Alexander McQueen and his work, for anyone with a passion for British style, and for those who want to better understand McQueen’s place in the history of fashion, this is a one-of-a-kind illustrated treasure.

Fashionpedia - The Visual Dictionary Of Fashion Design

Fashionary · 2016

FASHIONPEDIA is a visual fashion dictionary covering all the technical terms from style to material to production with illustrations and infographics. It encompasses rich, extensive information and yet is easy to read. Whether you are an industry insider or a fashion connoisseur, FASHIONPEDIA is all you will ever need to navigate the fashion scene.