CATWALK BOOKS

This book brings together, for the first time, all of Dior's haute couture collections, including the ready-to-wear collections after John Galliano's arrival (when ready-to-wear presentations took on new importance), and the first two collections designed by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, appointed in 2016. It offers the opportunity to trace the development of one of the world's most famous fashion brands and discover rarely seen collections. This definitive publication begins with a concise history of the House of Dior before exploring the collections themselves, which are organized chronologically. Each new "era" in Dior's history opens with a brief overview and a biography of the new designer, while individual collections are presented with a short text revealing their influences and highlights and illustrated with carefully selected catwalk images. Dior is the second volume in a series of cloth-bound books offering a complete and unrivaled view of the collections of the world's best fashion houses through original catwalk photography.
Language: English.

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Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1854, Louis Vuitton was for many decades one of the world's leading manufacturers of chests and accessories. However, after launching its first fashion collections in 1998, the house achieved unprecedented global fame and pioneered high-profile collaborations with artists such as Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, and Stephen Sprouse. This definitive publication begins with a concise history of the house, followed by brief biographical profiles of Marc Jacobs, the first creative director 1998–2014, and Nicolas Ghesquière, who leads the brand today, before exploring the collections, organized chronologically. Each collection is presented with a brief text revealing its influences and highlights, and is illustrated with carefully selected catwalk images. Exhibiting hundreds of spectacular garments, details, accessories, beauty looks, and scenographies, and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway, from Naomi Campbell and Gisele to Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.
Language: English.

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Founded as a luxury leather goods house in Milan in 1913, Prada entered the fashion field when Miuccia Prada took the helm of the family business in 1979. After initially focusing exclusively on accessories, she presented the house's first fashion collection in 1988. She would soon transform Prada into one of the world's most influential luxury brands with a deeply personal, sophisticated, and subtly subversive approach. This definitive publication begins with a concise history of the house, followed by a brief biographical profile of Miuccia Prada, before exploring the collections, organized chronologically. Each collection is presented with a short text revealing its influences and highlights, and illustrated with carefully selected catwalk images showcasing hundreds of spectacular garments, details, accessories, beauty looks, and scenographies, and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway, from Naomi Campbell and Gisele to Kate Moss and Kaia Gerber. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.
Language: English.

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Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his position at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of Paris's most successful and influential haute couture houses. By presenting Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for women, in 1966, Saint Laurent also presented iconic art-inspired creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroideries and the famous Ballets Russes collection. This definitive publication opens with a brief history of the house, followed by a short biographical edge of Yves Saint Laurent, before exploring the collections, organized chronologically. Each collection is presented with a brief text revealing its influences and highlights, and is illustrated with a gallery of carefully selected catwalk images. These showcase hundreds of spectacular garments, details, accessories, beauty looks, and scenographies, and, of course, the best fashion models who wore them on the runway. A rich reference section concludes the book.
Language: English.

For the return of this item, it is required to be in its protective plastic.