Synopses & Reviews
"The oversize edition is designed as an haute couture catalog. With its saucy copy and retro-VOGUE illustrations, it's spot-on — and out of this world." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLYA Book Sense 76 Selection
An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
Winner of a Stora Enso Design and Production Award, British Book Awards
"The colors are so rich, the photo work so meticulous, you can almost feel the whisper of petals and leaves beneath your fingers." — DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"If only the coats and dresses designed for Fairie-ality were life-size."
— ELLE
"Replicates the coy cadences of fashion-speak with glee."
— VILLAGE VOICE
Synopsis
Presents pages from the catalog of the top designer of couture and accessories for the fairy world, interspersed with descriptions of the events to which these feather and flower creations will be worn. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
About the Author
Eugenie Bird is a writer who leads a busy life covering the newest developments in the world of fairie HAUTE COUTURE while flying between homes in the Middle West and New England. Her farm is a well-known gathering place of FASHIONISTAS searching for tranquility away from the hurly-burly of New York, London, and European fashion centers.
David Downtons renowned and widely published portraits of fashions and super-models, winged and unwinged, have earned him fame in both style circles. In the human milieu, he is considered one of Europes leading fashion artists, known for interpreting the designs of Dior, Chanel, Valentino, and Lacroix at the haute couture shows in Paris. His illustrations have appeared in such top fashion magazines as VOGUE, ELLE, and MARIE CLAIRE.