Synopses & Reviews
Vogue: The Editorandrsquo;s Eye celebrates the pivotal role the fashion editor has played in shaping Americaandrsquo;s sense of style since the magazineandrsquo;s launch 120 years ago. Drawing on
Vogueandrsquo;s exceptional archive, this book focuses on the work of eight of the magazineandrsquo;s legendary fashion editors (including Polly Mellen, Babs Simpson, and Grace Coddington) who collaborated with photographers, stylists, and designers to create the images that have had an indelible impact on the fashion world and beyond. Featuring the work of world-renowned photographers such as Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, and Annie Leibovitz and model/muses, including Marilyn Monroe, Verushka, and Linda Evangelista,
The Editorandrsquo;s Eye is a lavishly illustrated look at the visionary editors whose works continue to reverberate in the culture today.
Praise for Vogue: The Editor's Eye:
Selected in andldquo;Guide to coffee table books as holiday gifts.andrdquo; andmdash;Associated Press
andldquo;What makes a great fashion image? A new book, The Editorandrsquo;s Eye, celebrates the work of Vogueandrsquo;s boundary-pushing fashion editors.andrdquo; andmdash;Vogue
andldquo;Vogue: The Editorandrsquo;s Eye is the perfect gift book for anyone with an interest in fashion or photography or brilliant book design. No electronic tablet yet created can duplicate the sheer visual pleasure of paging through this gorgeous book.andrdquo; andmdash;Connecticut Post
andldquo;Told via in-depth interviews with each of these visionaries, Vogue: The Editorandrsquo;s Eye gives a glimpse into the process, proving that the magazineandrsquo;s cutting-edge fashion spreads are as much about editorial point of view as they are about model-photographer-designer collaboration.andrdquo; andmdash;BookPage.com
andldquo;Vogue: The Editorandrsquo;s Eye tells how the vision, creativity (and letandrsquo;s not forget lavish budgets) possessed by eight fashion editors from 1947 to the present have produced the striking layouts that are the magazine's signature.andrdquo; andmdash;The Denver Post
Review
andldquo;No need to wait for an occasion, this must-have gift yourself and everyone you know book is stunning and well . . . historically informative.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;The book is an enchanting wild ride as photographers reminisce back on a couple of Wandrsquo;s most memorable moments as they were experienced with some of the most beautiful models we know and love.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;For the cognoscenti. . . . Books dedicated to one brand often amount to little more than promotional materials. But this one, brimming with photos from W magazineandrsquo;s famously avant-garde centerpieces, sets itself apart from the first pages, in which Miuccia Prada argues for fashionandrsquo;s image of superficiality to be put to rest.andrdquo;
Synopsis
NEW UPDATED EDITION AVAILABLE: Vogue The Covers (updated edition) 978-1-4197-2753-5
Since its first cover on December 17, 1892, Vogue has had people talking. Vogue: The Covers chronicles the extraordinary images that have reflected--and transformed--the world of style for more than 120 years. More than 300 of the most beautiful, provocative, and fashion-forward covers ever produced are highlighted alongside the history and stories behind the covers themselves. Organized in chronological order by decade, Vogue: The Covers begins with the illustrated covers from the magazine's inception in 1892 and spans the 20th century to the present day, charting the evolution of fashion, art, culture, and photography for the past 120 years. Featuring the work of influential artists--Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, Steven Meisel, Annie Leibovitz, and Mario Testino--the book is a stunning celebration of the magazine and its unparalleled influence.
Synopsis
Since its first cover on December 17, 1892, Vogue has had people talking. Vogue: The Covers chronicles the extraordinary images that have reflectedand#8212;and transformedand#8212;the world of style for more than 120 years. More than 300 of the most beautiful, provocative, and fashion-forward covers ever produced are highlighted alongside the history and stories behind the covers themselves. Organized in chronological order by decade, Vogue: The Covers begins with the illustrated covers from the magazineand#8217;s inception in 1892 and spans the 20th century to the present day, charting the evolution of fashion, art, culture, and photography for the past 120 years. Featuring the work of influential artistsand#8212;Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, Steven Meisel, Annie Leibovitz, and Mario Testinoand#8212;the book is a stunning celebration of the magazine and its unparalleled influence.
Synopsis
W magazine is renowned for its avant-garde fashion stories, those elaborate confections of magic and mystery that have inspired and captivated readers for more than two decades. This volume gathers 10 of the most remarkable stories, each in its entirety, along with never-before-seen outtakes. Each story was the centerpiece of the issue it appeared in, and together they ride the razorandrsquo;s edge between outrageously provocative and enchanting, from the bizarre (Steven Kleinandrsquo;s andldquo;One for the Agesandrdquo;) to the alien (Tim Walkerandrsquo;s andldquo;Planet Tildaandrdquo;) and whimsical (Paolo Roversiandrsquo;s andldquo;Carnevaleandrdquo;). These and other stories by Klein, Walker, and Roversi, as well as Steven Meisel, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and Alex Prager, are featured. A special code inside the book provides access to short films shot on the sets of the featured stories by Meisel, Walker, Klein, and Prager.
Synopsis
One of the worldandrsquo;s leading fashion magazines,
W will celebrate its 40th anniversary with this volumeandmdash;a collection of the most influential and iconic features and photos culled from its first four decades.
W is renowned for its groundbreaking, provocative, often controversial fashion stories by such photographers as Steven Klein, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Bruce Weber, Mario Sorrenti, Tim Walker, Juergen Teller, and Paolo Roversi, among many others, the best of which fill these pages. Divided into three sectionsandmdash;Who, Where, and Wowandmdash;this volume shows why
Wandrsquo;s unique blend of unparalleled access, cultural smarts, and visual panache has always kept it at the forefront of not only the world of fashion, but also in art, design, style, beauty, celebrity, and society. Appearing in these pages are many of the worldandrsquo;s most talented, beautiful, and accomplished from a vast array of fields, including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Madonna, Damien Hirst, Alexander McQueen, Daphne Guinness, Beyoncandeacute;, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Moss, the Beckhams, Tilda Swinton, and Jackie Kennedy. In addition to a foreword by the bookandrsquo;s editor, Stefano Tonchi,
W: The First 40 Years also includes newly commissioned essays from writers Lynn Hirschberg, Marian McEvoy, and Vince Aletti. Longtime
W contributor Christopher Bagley has edited the text and written revealing captions that draw upon the magazineandrsquo;s most memorable interviews and reporting.
Praise for W:
andldquo;W: The First 40 Years (Abrams, $75) recounts how the publication captures both the high and low sides of society, from Kate Moss and Kim Kardashian, to layouts on the lavish homes of Ann and Gordon Getty and Karl Lagerfeld. With the future of printed magazines far from certain, itandrsquo;s fun to look back at an era when 58-page spreads of Madonna were not only permitted but indulged.andrdquo; andmdash;The Denver Post
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The Metropolitan Museum of Artand#8217;s annual Costume Institute exhibition is the most spectacular event of its kind. With subjects that both reflect the zeitgeist and contribute to its creation, each exhibiandshy;tionand#8212;from 2005and#8217;s
Chanel, to 2011and#8217;s
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and 2013and#8217;s
Punkand#8212;creates a provocative and engaging narrative attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors. The showand#8217;s opening-night gala, produced in collaboration with
Vogue magazine and attended by the likes of Beyoncand#233;, George Clooney, and Hillary Clinton, is regularly referred to as the Party of the Year.
Covering the Costume Instituteand#8217;s history and highlighting exhibitions of the 21st century curated by Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton, this book offers insider access of the first order. Anchored by photoandshy;graphs from the exhibitions themselves in tandem with the Vogue fashion shoots they inspired, it also includes images of exhibited objects and party photos from the galas. Drawn from the extensive Vogue archives, the featured stories showcase the photographs of icons such as Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, and Craig McDean; the vision of legendary Vogue editors like Grace Coddington and Tonne Goodman; and the knowledge and wit of writers such as Hamish Bowles and Jonathan Van Meter.
Synopsis
In 1947, Christian Dior stunned the fashion world with his first collection, the andldquo;New Look,andrdquo; which transformed the way women dressed, and he continued to send shock waves with his later shows, significantly altering the fashion landscape. Vogue on Christian Dior tells the story of Diorandrsquo;s searchfor the perfect line and how his unique style and vision of womenandrsquo;s ideal silhouette developed. One of the most famous designers of the 20th century, his name still fronts one of the most successful haute couture fashion houses. Vogue on Christian Dior is a volume from the series created by the editors of British Vogue. It features 20,000 words of original biography and history and is studded with 80 color and black-and-white images from their unique archive of photos taken by the leading photographers of the day, including Cecil Beaton, Horst P. Horst, Irving Penn, and Richard Avedon.
Synopsis
Ralph Laurenand#8217;s designs vividly embody the American Dream, and he has risen to become one of the worldand#8217;s foremost fashion designers. His genius lies in his innate skill for interpreting key cultural elements of Americanaand#8212;whether from folk art or the preppy world of Hamptonsand#8217; socialites or Navajo motifsand#8212;and encapsulating them in appealing garments. Also a natural fit with Hollywood, he has designed costumes for films such as
The Great Gatsby (1974) and
Annie Hall and created countless looks for stars on the red carpet. From his ubiquitous, equestrian-tagged Polo shirts to his American-country-club take on upper-class Englishness, his skill in making aspiration accessible is second to none.
Vogue on Ralph Lauren is a volume from the series created by the editors of British Vogue, featuring 20,000 words of original biography and history and studded with more than 80 images from their unique archive of photos taken by leading photographers including Bruce Weber, Patrick Demarchelier, and Mario Testino.
About the Author
Hamish Bowles is the international editor at large for Vogue. Chloe Malle is the social editor of Vogue. Anna Wintour is the artistic director of Condandeacute; Nast and the editor in chief of Vogue. Thomas P. Campbell has been director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2009.