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The Fashion Book |  | Authors: Richard Martin, Alice Mackrell, Melanie Rickey, Angela Buttolph, Suzy Menkes
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 3266
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 520
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0714841188
Dewey Decimal Number: 746
EAN: 9780714841182
ASIN: 0714841188
Publication Date: April 30, 2001
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James Abbe, a 1920s fashion photographer, and Zoran, the designer whose simple, monochromatic clothes were extremely popular in the 1970s, anchor the 500 entries in this massive encyclopedia of fashion. Each designer, photographer, model or icon gets a page with a large photo and informative but short caption. This has the wonderful effect of weighting each entry equally, thereby devoting the same amount of space to Charles Revson, creator of the Revlon cosmetics empire and relative makeup newcomer François Nars, pioneering clothing designer Mariano Fortuny and contemporary favourite Tom Ford. p Clearly, a good set of eyes edited this book. It's a tall order to choose just one image to define the many facets of a designer, model, or photographer. The choices made here are excellent and often surprising. The indomitable Coco Chanel demonstrates the ease of movement her designs afforded women by briskly swinging her arm out to one side, while Kate Moss is shown at the height of her waifdom, likely the mode in which she will best be remembered. Model Linda Evangelista is pictured with curly locks of hair. It's obvious, too, that the editors employed the haphazard juxtaposition created by the alphabetical organization. Facing entries, no matter how seemingly incongruous, are united by a visual theme to spectacular effect. The ovals made by the either screaming or yawning mouths of Kurt Cobain and his infant daughter are mirrored in a 1937 Jean Cocteau illustration of an Elsa Schiaparelli design. A model in a 1930s outfit by John-Frederics faces a portrait of post-punk design queen Betsey Johnson, whose floral outfit echoes the flowery silhouette behind the model. A troika of Robert Lee Morris bracelets matches the arcs of a bombed-out London building in a 1941 Cecil Beaton photo of a Digby Morton design. The vibrant prints of Emilio Pucci and Lilly Pulitzer fall together naturally. The reams of fabulous images and the inventive design alone make IThe Fashion Book/I a treat at any cost, but the low price-to-size ratio (like its cousins IThe Art Book/I and IThe Photography Book/I) makes it a real bargain.
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 Amazing Fashion book A-Z July 8, 2006
J. Volbeda (Scotland)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
An amazing good Fashion book! A-Z of fashion icons, photographers, models, designers, etc. Everyone that is in the fashion world well known! I loved looking through the book as I didn't know every single person mentioned in it! It's a must buy if you are interested/in to fashion!
If you love fashion, you'll love this !! November 5, 2000
31 out of 37 found this review helpful
If you're as mad as i am about fashion, then you'll love this book! This book covers everything from the true British designers to world renowned Fashion Gods!! The photos are very classy, and the layout is very stylish !! In alphabetical order, the book is very easy to use. A definate must have for any Fashion Student.
FASHION BIBLE! November 16, 2003
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
This book is a fantastic coffee table book. It's stylish contempary layout is very simple and informative. The book is laced with excellent enspiring pictures and photos by famous photographers, designers, makeup artists etc! JUST FANTASTIC, ITS A MUST HAVE !
LOVE IT April 26, 2009
Tanya Cannon
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favourite little books. I'm a student photographer and every time I look at it I either get reinspired or just see something new. Its a good read also if you're just burning time. Don't mean to be crude but It's soooo a bathroom book!
Perfect synopsis of the fashion world... January 5, 2009
Annie Mck (London, UK)
This a fantastic little book to dip in and out of - it covers a huge range of fashion icons from models to designers to photographers to milliners to.. etc etc. There is one page for each fashion icon, with photos and information about their background and what they are most renowned for. It does not go into great detail, but is a great introduction to discover people, brands and facts you did not know. It's one of those books that every time I pick up I discover something new! A must for anyone interested in fashion.
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