FASHION BOOK, MIDI EDITION

Hailed by Vogue as the fashion bible and by Elle as the ultimate fashionreference book, "The Fashion Book" takes a fresh look at the fashion worldand the people who created it. Now available in a new midi format, thisinspirational reference work covers the whole industry from pioneeringdesigners, including Coco Chanel and Issey Miyake, to influentialphotographers such as Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton and the people theyphotographed.Easy to use and filled with beautiful and memorable images,this is the perfect A-Z guide to 500 key individuals' clothes and toaccessory designers, photographers, models and those iconic celebritieswho have instigated or symbolize a whole fashion movement. It cuts throughthe conventional classifications to create juxtapositions that makefascinating and unlikely comparisons. Each entry is illustrated with aphotograph or drawing that shows a quintessential aspect of the respectivedesigner's work or style. An accompanying text describes where they fitinto the fashion story and includes essential biographical information.