Spotlighting thirty-five international fashion leaders, this richly illustrated study of the history of fashion design celebrates the work of the influential designers who transformed twentieth-century women's fashion, including Christian Dior, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, mary Quant, Yves Saint-Laurent, and Halston.

Fashion Designers

Arts & Photography

Golbin, Pamela

Graphic Design

Watson/Guptill

The image of Kate Moss has become ubiquitous in our culture, with her famous face gracing the pages of the top glossy magazines—she has been on more covers of British Vogue than any model in history—and advertising billboards worldwide. Beloved by fashion photographers and featured in the advertising campaigns of luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Burberry, to name a few, Moss transcends brands and trends with her unique beauty and distinctively risky style.  This landmark book celebrates the phenomenon of Kate Moss, a world-class model who became something more, a style icon and a muse to the most important designers and artists of our time. The book follows Moss’s evolution, from the shy teenager who appeared on the cover of The Face in 1990, to her rise to supermodel status, to her collaborations with fashion photographers Corinne Day, Nick Knight, Mert & Marcus, Mario Sorrenti, Mario Testino, and Juergen Teller, among others, to the importance of her personal aesthetic, which is instinctive and always on the edge.  Published with the support of Storm Model Management and Marilyn Agency, Paris, the book features an unprecedented collection of images from the leading photographers of our time. Artifacts, such as her scheduling diaries and previously unseen photographs, make this volume unique in its exploration of Moss as a cultural icon. Texts by the curators Réjane Bargiel and Pamela Golbin explain Moss’s impact in our image-focused society.

Kate Moss

Bargiel, Réjane

Photography & Video

Rizzoli Intl Pubns

A unique insight into one of the most creative and romantic fashion designers working today. When the Roman designer Giambattista Valli launched his own line in Paris in 2005, few would have anticipated the influence he would ultimately wield on contemporary design. Lauded as the heir to the giants of twentieth-century Italian fashion, Valli and his designs herald a return to romance and an elegant femininity, melding a sense of fantasy with lean, modern lines. Impeccably tailored, meticulously detailed, and luxuriously crafted, his collections are crucial passages in contemporary fashion history, attended by everyone from royalty to A-list Hollywood celebrities. This book offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of one of the most unique fashion designers working today, with images of his design process and backstage views of runway shows. The volume includes booklets with details of Valli’s lushly complex fabrics and clothing.

Giambattista Valli

Radziwill, Lee

Valli, Giambattista

Galliano, John

Rizzoli

Created by Kate Moss herself, in collaboration with creative director Fabien Baron, Jess Hallett, and Jefferson Hack, this book is a highly personal retrospective of Kate Moss’s career, tracing her evolution from “new girl with potential” to one of the most iconic models of all time. KATE: The Kate Moss Book will be released with eight unique covers, shot by Mario Testino, Corinne Day, Inez &amp; Vinoodh, Craig McDean, Mert &amp; Marcus, David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, and Juergen Teller and will be shipped to customers at random. Kate Moss began modeling as a teenager and achieved recognition when photographs of her shot by Corinne Day appeared in British magazine The Face. She made her so-called “waif” mark as a counterpoint in the 90s to then-dominant, Amazonian supermodels like Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and Linda Evangelista, and, with countless international magazine covers and fashion features, and campaigns for brands including Calvin Klein, Chanel, Bulgari, Dolce &amp; Gabbana, Gucci, and Longchamp, has remained one of fashion’s most enduring and influential forces. Moss’s magic has been captured by the world’s leading photographers, and this volume spans the entirety of her unparalleled career, from model to fashion designer, and muse to icon. Told through images that Moss has personally selected, KATE shows the influence of her collaborations with top photographers and artists over the last two decades, and clearly demonstrates why her career has had, and continues to have, such incredible longevity. Photography by Arthur Elgort, Corinne Day, Craig McDean, David Sims, Hedi Slimane, Inez &amp; Vinoodh, Juergen Teller, Mario Sorrenti, Mario Testino, Mert &amp; Marcus, Nick Knight, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh, Roxanne Lowit, Steven Klein, Terry Richardson and others Including many ‘never-before-seen’ images from her own archives and those of the illustrious photographers with whom she has worked, KATE is a must-have for anyone interested in one of the most iconic models in the history of fashion media and modern culture.

Late legendary couturiers of modern fashion speaking eloquently about life, design, and inspiration. Vionnet, Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, McQueen—these names define haute couture, and long after the designers have passed away, their influence on fashion continues to be profound. In an exceptional compilation of the original words of these couturiers, Couture Confessions provides a unique and in-depth look at the lives and work of these fashion icons. In this engaging, beautifully designed book, Pamela Golbin, acclaimed chief curator of twentieth-century fashion and textiles at Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, has ingeniously constructed conversations in the designers’ own words that highlight their compelling personal stories as well as essential fashion "moments"—from designers Paul Poiret, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Madame Grès, Alexander McQueen, Madeleine Vionnet, and Gabrielle Chanel to Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Jeanne Lanvin, Pierre Balmain, and Christian Dior. Featuring striking illustrations by internationally recognized illustrator Yann Legendre, each "interview" asks the questions every fashion lover has always wanted to ask, making these legends approachable, human, and ever more inspiring.

Couture Confessions: Fashion Legends in Their Own Words

Humor & Entertainment

Rizzoli Ex Libris

Tracing the evolution of fashion—from the opulence of the court of Louis XV to the catwalk couture of today—this stunningly illustrated volume charts three centuries of fashion trends and innovations. This handsome volume is published to accompany a major exhibition that chronicles fashion from the seventeenth century to the present. Featuring three hundred iconic pieces, it highlights key moments in fashion history and provides new insight into the designers, patrons, and groundbreaking techniques and materials. It also explores how fashion has always been intertwined with both fine art and the decorative arts. Many of the great couturiers were known for this artistic cross-pollination, including such towering figures as Jeanne Lanvin, Madeleine Vionnet, Gabrielle Chanel, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. Re-created here are a number of fashion inflection points illustrating fashion’s elective affinities with other disciplines. Eighteenth-century wood paneling, scenic wallpapers by Zuber, and Paul Iribe’s drawings for Paul Poiret, among other examples, provide perfect settings for fashion’s stylistic metamorphoses culminating in the effervescence and eclecticism of today’s global fashion scene.

Fashion Forward: 300 Years of Fashion

Bergé, Pierre

Gabet, Olivier

Bruna, Denis

A leading name in the international design scene, and a regular in every major shelter magazine in America, his native France and world-wide, Jean-Louis Deniot is celebrated for his exceptionally sophisticated and erudite take on classical style.\nDeniot is known for layering—art and furniture from different periods, custom-made pieces with one-of-a-kind antiques—with inviting harmony and elegance. Deniot’s timeless and glamorous rooms possess an almost cinematic aesthetic without being either too formal or trendy.\nWith stunning photography and a series of discerning project-by-project conversations between the designer and author Pamela Golbin, Destinations takes the reader around the world to eighteen destinations showcasing Deniot’s newest never-before-published international projects, from his own handsome Paris office, tropical retreats in Miami, Manhattan aeries, and the interior of a private jet in Aspen, to an elegant townhouse in London, an Italian waterfront villa, and projects in Colombia, India, Russia, and Morocco.\nDestinations is the design book must of the year, both for fans of his work and the Francophile dreamer looking for inspiration—wherever they live in the wide world.

Jean-Louis Deniot: Destinations

Religion & Spirituality

Deniot, Jean-Louis

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

Known for her exquisitely crafted handbags and accessories in richly textured, rare leathers, designer Nancy Gonzalez draws inspiration from the natural features and culture of her native Colombia. In the mere decade since this mother of two made the decision to go into business for herself, Nancy Gonzalez has become a global brand, lauded by fashion editors, buyers, and consumers alike. She seeks to provoke an emotional relationship between her bags and their owners, and the care taken during the bags’ creation is matched only by the devotion cited by their owners. By incorporating unconventional shades and shapes that riff on classical and organic forms, her collection effortlessly telegraphs the qualities of the woman herself: joy, elegance, and strength.

Nancy Gonzalez (Fashion Memoire)

Assouline Publishing

Dries Van Noten is an icon of Antwerp Fashion. Being part of the Antwerp 6, he became prominent in the international fashion world by the end of the eighties. Described by the NY Times as "one of fashion's most cerebral designers", he won the International Award of the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2008. This volume shows the range and diversity of his collections to date, revealing his sources of inspiration, using a range of creative mediums (paintings, fashion, photography, music, personal photographs) to illustrate this and really get inside the mind of the fashion designer, from concept to construction.

Dries Van Noten

BOWLES,Hamish

Lannoo Publishers (Acc)

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Fashion Designers

Kate Moss

Giambattista Valli

Kate Moss

Couture Confessions: Fashion Legends in Their Own Words

Fashion Forward: 300 Years of Fashion

Jean-Louis Deniot: Destinations

Nancy Gonzalez (Fashion Memoire)

Dries Van Noten