Fashion 150 - by Arianna Piazza (Hardcover)

Number of Pages: 536
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: Fashion & Accessories
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Laurence King
Age Range: Adult
Author: Arianna Piazza
Language: English

About the Book

Covering everyone from Azzedine Alaia to Yohji Yamamoto, and everything from Boho Chic to Space Age style, this is an indispensible and delightful guide to the creative world of fashion. This encyclopedic volume contains over 150 entries on designers and styles, with multiple images and a comprehensive text for each one. It is a reliable, up-to-date reference work as well as an inspirational showcase, with over 500 photographs and original illustrations. Whether you want to know about the most creative designers or the most successful brands, luxurious haute couture or innovative youth countercultures, this guide includes all of the designers, movements and style icons that have created the history of international fashion from the 1860s all the way to today.

Book Synopsis

Featuring over 500 photographs and original illustrations, this is the complete guide to the designers, brands, movements and style icons that have created the history of international fashion from the 1860s all the way to today.

This encyclopedic volume, with over 150 entries, is both a reliable, up-to-date reference work and an inspirational look at the creativity and excitement of fashion. The many forces that influence fashion are included - from luxurious haute couture and bespoke tailoring to innovative youth countercultures and phenomenally successful mass-market brands.

Each entry includes multiple images and a comprehensive text covering the historical, cultural, aesthetic and technical aspects of its subject. Material details are discussed throughout the book, as are the creative and multidisciplinary aspects of fashion.

Covering everyone from Azzedine Alaïa to Yohji Yamamoto and everything from Boho Chic to Space Age Style, this is an indispensible and delightful guide to the sophisticated world of fashion.

About the Author

Arianna Piazza teaches the history of art, textiles and fashion at Afol Moda, Milano, with a specialty in the study of fabrics. She is the author of many articles and publications on fashion and beauty.