Biography fashion designers
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Features | July 24, 2018
“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.” —Oscar Wilde
Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life by Lisa Chaney. Penguin Books, 2011, 448 pp., $18 (paper).
Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography by Meryle Secrest. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014, 377 pp., $35 (hardcover).
Charles James: Portrait of an Unreasonable Man by Mich le Gerber Klein. Rizzoli Ex Libris,è2018, 254 pp., $37.50 (hardcover).
Alexander McQueen: Blood beneath the Skin by Andrew Wilson. Scribner, 2015, 367 pp., $18 (paper).
As a child, the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli thought she was ugly. In her memoir she wrote that she had “enormous eyes and looked half starved.” It didn’t help that she was often compared unfavorably to her beautiful mother and older sister. During a moment of inspiration, she decided to turn her face into a “heavenly garden.” She planted seeds in her ears, nose, and throat, but as she waited for flowers to sprout and adorn her face, she discovered that she couldn’t breathe. It took two doctors over seven hours to remove the seeds. The vision of young girls with faces obscured in flowers stuck with her as an image of self-transformation, and years later, in her Paris salon windows, her mannequins often sported bouquets of flowers for heads. Alexander McQ
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The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends
US $24.99
- Visual biographies of 50 world-renowned fashion designers.
- Covers their childhood, relationships, struggles, and iconic contributions.
- Includes timelines and graphic symbols for an easy-to-read experience.
- Fun facts and statistical insights into their careers and successes.
- A must-have for any fashion enthusiast or aspiring designer.
- Dimensions: 13.8cm (W) x 21cm (H) x 1.7cm (D)
- Page: 160
- Weight: 0.4kg
- Language: English
- Cover: Hardcover
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Visual biographies of the world’s greatest designers
This visual book walks you through the stories of the world's greatest designers, across the decades. Explore each legend's life choices, learn how they adapted to trends and adversities, and discover how the fashion industry has changed over the years.
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50 Fashion Legends
At the end of this book, you won’t view these fashion legends the same way again!
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It's their lives!
Filled with pages of timeline and fascinating graphic symbols that put the fashion designers on the fashion world stage. Fun volume shares appraisals of 50 most important fashion designers with their iconic status!
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