Mada
Claire Wilcox with a foreword by Vivienne Westwood
Victoria and Albert Museum / 9781851774050 / 224 psl. /
‘A delight for any follower of fashion’ Daily Express Vivienne Westwood is a global icon whose career has successfully spanned three decades from the early days of punk to the establishment of her own fashion house. Published to accompany the hugely popular Vivienne Westwood exhibition at the V&A, this book is the first in-depth Vivienne Westwood retrospective. It studies her work as a groundbreaking fashion designer and celebrates her visual impact and iconic profile world-wide.
Black dog / 2009 / 9781906155490 / 288 psl. / 30.0 x 21.0 cm
Roja Dove’s passion for fragrance is contagious. As the world’s leading perfume authority, Dove leads us on a fascinating journey through the world of scent, from Ancient Egypt, where myth has it that the fragrance Kypi induced mass surrender, through to the 1920s, when the husband of a Hollywood legend maddened by his love and frustrated by his impotence, drenched himself in his wife’s perfume before ending his life. We read about the bitter rivalry between Coco Chanel and “that Italian”, Elsa Schiaparelli, and how this inspired some of history’s most iconic scents.
The Essence of Perfume is the first book by the world’s only Professeur de Parfums, and it is as captivating as it is informative. Beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the sense of smell and the materials of the master perfumer, The Essence of Perfume goes on to celebrate the great classics, the makers who brought them to life and the designers who gave them shape. In an age where the methods and motivations of the original perfumers are all but forgotten, Roja Dove unfolds the gripping story of scent with all the passion and devotion of a true artist.
Victoria and Albert Museum / 2006 / 9781851775248 / 114 psl. /
This is a unique look at a group of international artists who place craft at the heart of their practice, transforming everyday subjects and ordinary materials into works that are out of the ordinary.
The book features unusual works including the ephemeral ice and chocolate jewellery of Naomi Filmer, the almost hidden installations by Yoshihiro Suda, thread and lace-work of Anne Wilson and found metal sculptures by Olu Amoda. These innovative artists show that craft is a fundamental concern across many disciplines, and this redirection of materials and traditional techniques and use of scale achieves extraordinary outcomes.
Index / 2006 / 9788496309340 / 480 psl. / 12,5 x 16,5 cm 1.040 Kg
International designers, fresh design, innovating llustrations, the newest and coolest t-shirts around the world.
20 countries, 50 designers, 600 t-shirts designs.
Iain Bromley, Dorota Wojciechowska
Black dog / 9781906155384 / 192 psl. / 28.0 x 21.0 cm
Very Vintage: The Guide to Vintage Patterns and Clothing is a lavish celebration of vintage clothes, simultaneously providing insight into one of fashion's current trends and a review of seventy years of fashion history.
Stewart, Tabori & Chang / 2007 / 9781584795841 / 56 psl. / 5 3/4 x 8 1/2
About the bookHannah Rogge faced a common quandary. She had a closetful of oversized T-shirts - leftovers from old boyfriends, charity-event giveaways, rock-concert souvenirs, gifts from relatives’ travels. She rarely wore any of them - they weren’t exactly flattering - but she wasn’t ready to throw them away.
What to do? Well, this ever-inventive industrial designer and jewelry designer, who just loves making something from nothing, decided to save those shirts by cutting them apart and stitching them back together, creating garments she might actually want to wear - a sexy lace-up tank top, a racer-back tank top, and a mini skirt - as well as useful accessories, including a belt and a tote bag. And she figured out how to complete almost all of them in less than an hour (either by hand or with a sewing machine) for just a few dollars.
Now everyone from the most craft-savvy to the craft-challenged can do the same by following Rogge’s step-by-step illustrated instructions for her most popular designs. Save This Shirt even comes with a cool large T-shirt - imprinted with the Save This Shirt logo and compressed into a tiny T-shirt-shaped block—to use for practice.
About the author
HANNAH ROGGE is the author of STC’s Hardwear. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in industrial design, she works in New York City designing and building exhibits, visual merchandising displays, and animated windows.
ADRIAN BUCKMASTER is a portrait, fashion, and landscape photographer who lives in Manhattan. He is the photographer of STC’s Loop-d-Loop.
Prestel / 2005 / 9783791333120 / 192 psl. / 240mm x 193mm
Now available in an attractively priced flexi edition, this best-selling book is an opulent and absorbing overview of the fashion world throughout the twentieth century. From Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Kenzo to Versace, grunge to haute couture, every period and major name in twentieth-century fashion is included in this comprehensive collection of fascinating photographs, drawings, and texts. Organized into sections according to style, it features double-page spreads highlighting every aspect of fashion: designers, models, critics, and fashion photographers. Gorgeous images by Peter Lindbergh, Nick Knight, Mario Testino, and others capture the attitudes and artistry of fashion as it evolved over the decades. As glamorous as its subject, this colourful survey will provide inspiration for anyone fascinated with the world of fashion.
Phaidon / 9780714848594 / 512 psl. / 245 x 212 mm
A-Z guide to 500 clothes and accessory designers, photographers, models and iconic figures who make up the fashion industry
Spans 150 years and represents the entire industry - from pioneering designers, including Coco Chanel and Issey Miyake, to influential photographers such as Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton and the people they photographed
Easy to use and filled with inspirational image
Fashion Illustration by Fashion Designers
Thames and Hudson / 2008 / 9780500513972 / 192 psl. / 28.50 x 23.40 cm
'Hugely revealing about both the design process and the attitude of their creators … For technical inspiration and visual delight, this is unbeatable’ – Elle
This is the ultimate in fashion illustration: 280 stunning sketches by a galaxy of international fashion designers – a must-have for anyone interested in fashion or the art of illustration.
Sixty celebrated contemporary designers, from all the major fashion capitals, showcase their extraordinary artworks – many produced exclusively for this book.
From the world-famous such as Christian Lacroix, Sonia Rykiel and Yves Saint Laurent to up-and-coming visionaries including Jens Laugesen, Rodarte and Roksanda Ilincic, all the designers display artworks that are guaranteed to amaze and inspire. Refined and elegant, cartoon-like and colourful, or edgy and graphic, they highlight the unique creative impulse behind each designer’s work and an astonishing variety of media, techniques and approaches.
Complete with contact details and concise texts introducing each designer, this book gives a rare glimpse into the world of fashion design.
Laird Borrelli is Senior Fashion Editor at Style.com in New York. A fashion historian and writer, she has also curated numerous international projects and exhibitions. Her previous publications include Fashion Illustration Now and Fashion Illustration Next.
Thames and Hudson / 2010 / 9780500515068 / 320 psl. / 21.00 x 14.80 cm
When French Elle ran an article on ‘How to Become Hip in 15 Steps’, there was no question about Step 1: have your photograph taken by Yvan Rodic: The Face Hunter.
In the Face Hunter book, some of Yvan’s most inspiring images are captured in one volume, accompanied by Face Hunter’s sharp observations from the new frontline of fashion: the street corner.
• A street style book from one of the world’s most widely read fashion blogs
• A new kind of fashion bible: style-making from the ground up, by real people
• A striking collection of 300 photographs showcasing street style fashion from 30 countries across the globe
• Local trends and distinctive individual looks captured by Rodic’s keen eye before they hit the catwalks – or shun them entirely.
• A Fresh DIY approach to fashion photography
Yvan Rodic’s is one of the world’s most widely read fashion blogs. He began his career with the advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi and Leo Burnett, and is a regular contributor to French GQ, Tokion (Japan and NewYork), Cover (Denmark) and Modette (Sweden). Rodic lives in London.