The Great Fashion Designers: From Chanel to McQueen, the Names That Made Fashion History

by Brenda Polan and Roger Tredre

Book Overview

Over the last 180 years designers have propelled fashion from an elite craft into a cornerstone of popular culture. This brilliantly written guide to the lives and collections of 55 iconic fashion designers draws on the latest academic research and the best of fashion journalism, including the authors' own interviews with designers. Beginning with 19th century couturier Charles Frederick Worth and concluding with the star names of the 2010s, Polan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135009160X
• ISBN13: 9781350091603
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.6"