La première présentation complète des collections femme de Versace depuis les débuts de Gianni Versace, en 1978, à travers les images originales des défilés.
Symbole de glamour et de luxe dans le monde entier, la petite maison familiale fondée par Gianni Versace est devenue, au fil du temps, l'un des empires de la mode les plus puissants. Après l'assassinat de Gianni, en 1997, sa soeur Donatella prend sa suite. La nouvelle directrice artistique passe avec succès le cap du XXIe siècle et ne cesse, depuis, d'écrire la légende d'une marque admirée par un public toujours plus nombreux. L'ouvrage retrace l'épopée de cette maison de mode audacieuse et flamboyante. Introduction, biographies et notices des collections sont signées du journaliste de mode Tim Blanks.
Avec plus de 1200 photographies emblématiques, ce trésor d'inspirations est une référence indispensable pour les professionnels de la mode et les admirateurs de Versace.
Founded by Gianni Versace in 1978, the family-run fashion house soon grew into a symbol of high glamour and luxury known the world over, dressing the biggest personalities of the 1980s and 1990s, from Madonna to Princess Diana. After Gianni Versace's tragic death in 1997, his sister Donatella became artistic director of the brand, steering it into the 21st century and cementing its legendary status for new generations of fans.
This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by brief biographical profiles of Gianni Versace and Donatella Versace, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images that showcase hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway, from Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer to Jennifer Lopez and Kaia Gerber. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.
Naomi Campbell est un phénomène. Toujours au sommet de son art après près de quatre décennies dans l'industrie de la mode, son travail révolutionnaire, tant sur les podiums qu'en dehors, continuent de faire les gros titres. Inspirante, créative, énergique et sans aucun doute emblématique, Naomi Campbell est une force unique. S'ouvrant sur un entretien spécialement réalisé par Tim Blanks, ce livre présente 25 tenues de la carrière de Naomi Campbell, personnellement sélectionnées et commentées par le top model elle-même. Cet ouvrage explore également les différentes facettes de son succès, de son travail en tant que mannequin et muse, notamment auprès de ses créateurs favoris, qu'il s'agisse de légendes comme Lagerfeld, Alaïa, Versace, Chanel, ou McQueen mais aussi de talents en devenir, notamment africains comme Marianne Fassler et Kenneth Ize, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns : ce livre explore une facette exclusive de l'univers de l'une des personnalités les plus talentueuses de l'industrie de la mode. Cette rétrospective inédite sur la carrière spectaculaire de Naomi Campbell est illustrée par les images de photographes tels que Steven Meisel , Peter Lindbergh , Paolo Roversi , Ellen von Unwerth , Patrick Demarchelier , Arthur Elgort , Karim Sadli ou encore Mike Jansson.
En 2012, Dior s'est tourné vers le designer belge Raf Simons pour porter la célèbre maison de couture vers une nouvelle direction. Après avoir lancé sa marque éponyme de vêtements pour hommes en 1995 et dirigé Jil Sander pendant six ans, Simons a apporté une touche contemporaine à l'héritage romantique de Dior, mariant son esthétique épurée caractéristique à la féminité poétique de Dior. Signé par le célèbre journaliste de mode Tim Blanks et enrichi de photos de Laziz Hamani ce volume présente des réalisations iconiques de Simons pour Dior, de l'automne-hiver 2012 à l'automne-hiver 2015.
Dior by Raf Simons est le sixième tome de cette série inédite de livres consacrés à chaque designer de la maison Dior. (Edition en langue française)
In 2012, Dior turned to modernist Belgian designer Raf Simons to take the renowned couture house in a new direction. After launching his eponymous avant-garde menswear label in 1995, and helming Jil Sander for six years, Simons brought a contemporary edge to Dior's romantic legacy, marrying his signature streamlined aesthetic with Dior's poetic femininity. Originally graduating from the Higher Institute for Visual Communication and Design in Genk, Belgium, with a degree in industrial and furniture design, he turned his sharp sensibility to fashion, with innovation, individuality and an eclectic fusion of music, performance and art in his creative process. Featuring perceptive text by noted fashion journalist Tim Blanks, this volume showcases Raf Simons's most distinctive haute couture designs for Dior, from Autumn-Winter 2012 to Autumn-Winter 2015.
Dior by Raf Simons is the sixth volume in this unprecedented series of books devoted to each designer of the house of Dior, the ultimate compendium of the most memorable haute couture creations conceived and handcrafted by the esteemed couture house since its inception.
An invitation into the stirring world of Dries Van Noten expressed through the expansive landscape of his first 100 collections and fashion shows.
Dries Van Noten's constant and creative vision, compelling prints and eclectic designs flawlessly combine the designer's rich inspirations, materials and forms in his fashion collections for men and women. With his eye for detail, vivid colours, prints and shapes, this iconoclastic designer stands tall amid his world peers.
Renowned fashion journalists and experts Tim Blanks and Susannah Frankel guide us through the Dries Van Noten artistic universe, collection by collection, fashion show to fashion show, offering intriguing insights into this steadfastly independent and exceptionally successful fashion designer and house.
This wonderfully illustrated and luxuriously designed book illuminates Dries Van Noten's body of work from his 50th fashion show in March 2004, to his 100th in March of 2017. Hundreds of scintillating fashion photos show the continuously evolving, yet always coherent aesthetic vision of this exciting designer.
An invitation into the stirring world of Dries Van Noten expressed through the expansive landscape of his first 100 collections and fashion shows.
Dries Van Noten's constant and creative vision, compelling prints and eclectic designs flawlessly combine the designer's rich inspirations, materials and forms in his fashion collections for men and women. With his eye for detail, vivid colours, prints and shapes, this iconoclastic designer stands tall amid his world peers.
Renowned fashion journalists and experts Tim Blanks and Susannah Frankel guide us through the Dries Van Noten artistic universe, collection by collection, fashion show to fashion show, offering intriguing insights into this steadfastly independent and exceptionally successful fashion designer and house;
This wonderfully illustrated and luxuriously designed book illuminates Dries Van Noten's body of work from its beginning through his 50th fashion show, in March 2004. Hundreds of scintillating fashion photos show the continuously evolving, yet always coherent aesthetic vision of this exciting designer.
