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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>
La moda justa: Una invitación a vestir con ética (Spanish Edition)
Marta D. Riezu · 2022
Una reflexión sobre nuestras elecciones a la hora de vestir. Una propuesta consciente e imaginativa ante la voracidad consumista.<br/>El título La moda justa responde a una doble acepción. La primera se refiere a tener en el armario la cantidad justa de ropa, la suficiente, la proporcionada. A huir de la voracidad. La segunda habla de elegir lo íntegro, lo producido en un contexto digno, en formas con las que nadie salga perdiendo.<br/>Como una prenda es algo inanimado, debemos ser nosotros quienes le imprimamos esa noción de conciencia y honestidad mediante el compromiso de conocer mejor quién hace nuestra ropa. Con cada compra al tuntún seguimos dentro de la rueda, y dentro de la rueda es imposible ver con claridad. Estas páginas proponen otras bifurcaciones (segunda mano, reparación, intercambio), y una reflexión sobre nuestras elecciones.
Filosofia de la moda
Georg Simmel · 2014
"La moda è uno degli scritti più belli di Georg Simmel, forse il suo capolavoro, perché all'interno di una produzione saggistica magistrale si distingue per organicità, chiarezza e compiutezza: affronta un problema specifico, di grande fascino, e giunge a specifiche conclusioni, senza che per questo alcuni temi «classici» generali della filosofia: soggettività ed oggettività, libertà e necessità, essere e divenire, sostanza e funzione, vengano ignorati. Simmel sembra valersi qui dello straordinario vantaggio dell'arte nei confronti della filosofia, di cui parla nell'introduzione alla Filosofia del denaro (1900), e che «consiste nel fatto di porsi ogni volta un unico problema rigorosamente circoscritto, sia questo un uomo, un paesaggio o uno stato d'animo, in modo tale che ogni estensione dello stesso verso il generale, ogni richiamo a tratti più ampi dell'intuizione del mondo venga percepito come un arricchimento, un dono, un beneficio immeritato». Un vantaggio che forse non è solo dell'arte, come Simmel affermava, ma anche della scienza, in questo caso della sociologia." (Lucio Perucchi)<br/>Con uno scritto di György Lukács.
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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.
La moda en el franquismo
Ana Velasco Molpeceres · 2024
<p>La moda durante el franquismo, periodo aciago marcado por la represión, la escasez y el atraso, coincidió, tras el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con el surgimiento de una nueva sociedad. La cultura pop modificó gustos y actitudes, bajo el liderazgo estadounidense. La alta costura dio paso a la ropa lista para llevar y a los grandes almacenes. La España de la mantilla y las camisas viejas quedó atrás: la minifalda, los vaqueros y el bikini hicieron su aparición. Novedades que también encarnaron las rebeldes chicas topolino, con sus "zapatos de coja" y su llamativo estilo. E incluso muchachas menos extravagantes, más acordes a la Sección Femenina de Falange, que, peinadas con el recogido arriba España, soñaban con casarse con un velo de tul ilusión. Este libro habla de los sueños y las realidades que modelaron y reflejaron las modas en la sociedad española a lo largo de casi cuatro décadas. De Mariquita Pérez, muñeca fascista pero moderna, que acompañó y marcó el vestir de las niñas hasta que tomaban las "galas de mujer". De las creaciones de diseñadores españoles como Ana de Pombo, Flora Villarreal o Balenciaga. También de la Guardia Civil y las incautaciones de tejidos del mercado negro, en el que las medias eran tan preciadas como los cigarrillos y las drogas. Del Sindicato Nacional del Textil; de los salones de belleza, los desfiles de modelos y de la tienda Loewe en el Castellana Hilton, donde compraba Ava Gardner.<br></p>
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.
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.
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.
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.
Deluxe
Dana Thomas · 2007
“With Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster, [Dana] Thomas—who has been the cultural and fashion writer for Newsweek in Paris for 12 years—has written a crisp, witty social history that’s as entertaining as it is informative.” —New York Times From the author of Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes Once luxury was available only to the rarefied and aristocratic world of old money and royalty. It offered a history of tradition, superior quality, and a pampered buying experience. Today, however, luxury is simply a product packaged and sold by multibillion-dollar global corporations focused on growth, visibility, brand awareness, advertising, and, above all, profits. Award-winning journalist Dana Thomas digs deep into the dark side of the luxury industry to uncover all the secrets that Prada, Gucci, and Burberry don't want us to know. Deluxe is an uncompromising look behind the glossy façade that will enthrall anyone interested in fashion, finance, or culture.
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.
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El enigma Balenciaga / The Balenciaga Enigma (Spanish Edition)
MARÍA FERNÁNDEZ-MIRANDA · 2024
En las trincheras de la moda: Memorias (Moda y memoria) (Spanish Edition)
André Leon Talley · 2021
Grace
Grace Coddington · 2016
<p>Las memorias de la directora creativa de Vogue, mano derecha de la editora Anna Wintour. Narra su carrera como modelo de elite en los años 50 y 60, como editora de moda en los 70 y 80, y como directora creativa y responsable del estilismo en Vogue durante las últimas décadas, dirigiendo los grandes reportajes de fotógrafos como Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, Norman Parkinson.Profusamente ilustrada con fotografías en color y sus mejores reportajes en el Vogue estadounidense y el británico.Un suculento anecdotario sobre el "Quién es quién" de las pasarelas: fotógrafos, modelos, modistas, peluqueros, editores de revistas… Todo aquel que ha tenido alguna importancia en este mundo aparece en Grace.<br></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.
It
Alexa Chung · 2013
The darling of the fashion world and co-host of the music TV show Fuse News shares her inspirations, musings, and her own very personal and eclectic style<br/><br/>With influences that range from the sultry beauty of Jane Birkin to the rocker chic of Mick Jagger, it’s no wonder that everything worn by Alexa Chung instantly becomes the latest trend. Already a hugely popular television personality and a muse for Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld, Chung is now a co-anchor of the nightly music show Fuse News, covering today’s hottest acts and entertainment news. Chung’s first book, It, provides her legion of fans with a long-awaited inside look at her fascinating world.<br/><br/>A wholly unique collection of Chung’s personal writings, drawings, and photographs, It covers everything from her candid thoughts on life, love, and music to her favorite ensembles and how to decide what to wear in the morning. With Chung’s characteristic wit, charm, and refreshingly down-to-earth attitude, this full-color compendium is a must-have for anyone who loves fashion, music, and just about everything Alexa Chung.
Diseño del siglo XX
Peter Fiell, Charlotte Fiell · 2012
Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often staggering results. Our homes and workplaces turned into veritable galleries of style and innovation.<br/>From furniture to graphics, it’s all here―the work of artists who have shaped and re-created the modern world with a dizzying variety of materials. From the organic to the geometric, from Art Deco, through to Pop and High-Tech, this book contains all the great names―Harry Bertoia, De Stijl, Dieter Rams, Philippe Starck, Charles and Ray Eames, to name only a very few.<br/>This essential book is a comprehensive journey through the shapes and colors, forms and functions of design history in the 20th century. An A–Z of designers and design schools, which builds into a complete picture of contemporary living. Lavishly illustrated, this is design in the fullest sense.<br/><br/>About the series<br/>Bibliotheca Universalis ― Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
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.
El acto de crear / The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Spanish Edition)
Rick Rubin · 2024
Del legendario productor musical, un maestro en el arte de ayudar a los demás a conectar con las fuentes de su propia creatividad, llega un libro maravillosamente fraguado a lo largo de muchos años con una visión profunda de la creatividad y de la vida dirigida todo el mundo.<br/><br/>«Me propuse a mí mismo escribir un libro acerca de cómo crear una gran obra de arte. En lugar de eso, se reveló como un libro acerca de cómo Ser.»<br/>Los grandes productores musicales suelen ser reconocidos por un sonido único que solo ellos son capaces de lograr. Rick Rubin es conocido por eso y por algo más: por saber crear un espacio en el que artistas de diferentes géneros y tradiciones se reencuentran con su identidad profunda y con aquello que realmente tienen que ofrecer al mundo. Rubin ha convertido en una práctica su impulso de ayudar a las personas para que trasciendan expectativas autoimpuestas y reconecten con un estado de inocencia en el que lo sorprendente se convierte en inevitable. A lo largo de los años, Rubin ha pensado mucho en el origen de la creatividad: de dónde viene y de dónde no, y ha aprendido que ser artista no depende tanto de un resultado en concreto, sino de cómo nos relacionamos con el mundo. La creatividad tiene un lugar en la vida de todas las personas y todos podemos hacer ese espacio más grande. De hecho, hay pocas responsabilidades humanas que sean más importantes que esa.<br/>El acto de crear es un curso bello y generoso que ilumina el camino del artista como una ruta que todos podemos seguir. Este libro destila la sabiduría recogida durante el trabajo de toda una vida y la convierte en una luminosa experiencia de lectura que tiene el poder de crear momentos —y vidas— de gozo y trascendencia al alcance de todo el mundo.<br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/>From the legendary music producer, a master in the art of helping others connect with the sources of their own creativity, comes a book wonderfully forged over many years with a profound insight into creativity and life aimed at everyone.<br/>"I set out to write a book about how to create a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself as a book about how to Be."<br/>Great music producers are often recognized for a unique sound that only they are capable of achieving. Rick Rubin is known for that and for something more: for knowing how to create a space in which artists of different genres and traditions reconnect with their deep identity and with what they really have to offer the world. Rubin has made practice of his drive to help people transcend self-imposed expectations and reconnect with a state of innocence in which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, Rubin has thought a lot about where creativity comes from: where it comes from and where it doesn't, and has learned that being an artist depends not so much on a particular outcome, but on how we relate to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life and we can all make that space bigger. In fact, there are few human responsibilities that are more important than that.<br/>The act of creating is a beautiful and generous course that illuminates the artist's path as a route we can all follow. This book distills the wisdom gathered from a lifetime's work and turns it into a luminous reading experience that has the power to create moments—and lives—of joy and transcendence within everyone's reach.
Virgil Abloh. Icons
Virgil Abloh · 2020
Bringing together all the greats--from Air Jordan 1 to Air Presto--Nike and Virgil Abloh reinvent sneaker culture with the collaborative project The Ten and redesign 10 sneaker icons. Experience engineering ingenuity and Abloh's investigative design process: each shoe is a piece of industrial design, a readymade sculpture, and a wearable all at once.
Balenciaga: mi jefe
Mariu emilas · 2017
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Moda transgresora
Caroline Young · 2023
Se examina paso a paso la historia de la moda moderna a través de las piezas que se apartaron del canon y se presentan aquellos momentos que cuestionaron conscientemente los límites, que desafiaron las normas establecidas y que causaron un terremoto que aún retumba en la actualidad -- Amazon.
