the 50 most influential fashion designers of all time
English, Bonnie
2010
Examines the lives and accomplishments of fifty influential fashion designers active from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century, and identifies ten major developments in fashion history.
Recounts how Gianni Versace and his sister Donatella created the high-powered Versace fashion house, discussing the personal and professional struggles and triumphs that shaped the siblings and their influence on the fashion industry and exploring how the murder of Gianni Versace impacted the label's future.
Presents photographs of the work of various fashion designers, such as Alexander Wang, Craig Robinson, Kanya Miki, and Sybilla, displaying their various approaches and experiments with new textiles, high technology, architecture, art, and recycling.
Contains twenty interviews conducted by celebrity twins Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen with influential artists, designers, photographers, writers, and personalities from a variety of backgrounds and age groups, including Peter Beard, Diane von Furstenberg, and Lauren Hutton, and includes photographs of the individuals and their work.
Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and glorious excess in 1970s Paris
Drake, Alicia
2006
Explores how the rivalry between influential fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld and Jacques de Bascher in the 1970s forever changed the world's fashion industry.
Includes the leading names, movements, materials and processes such as furniture, fashion, cars, graphics, products, signs and symbols that have influenced the world of design.
A collection of photographs and concept sketches by Oleg Cassini that profile the dresses, coats, suits, evening gowns, and day wear Cassini designed for Jackqueline Kennedy during the one thousand days she spent as the First Lady.
Shows designers how to use visual research to develop a personal aesthetic as a fashion designer; demonstrates the research process used by well-known designers; reveals areas of inspiration; introduces a wide range of themes from vintage to surrealism; and includes detailed case studies.
