From
Azzedine Alaïa
,
Cristóbal Balenciaga
, and
Coco Chanel
to
Alexander McQueen
Yves Saint Laurent
Vivienne Westwood
more than a century’s worth of fashion greats
are celebrated in this new edition of
Fashion Designers A–Z
.
An accessibly priced and updated volume features photographs of hundreds of garments selected from the
Fashion Institute of Technology
(FIT) museum's permanent collection. Elegant gowns from the turn of the century, Mondrian-style minimalist chic, and everything inbetween. Each of these works of art is chosen not only for its beauty but also for exemplifyingthe
unique philosophy, skill, and aesthetics of each of the featured designers
In her introductory essay, the museum’s director and chief curator,
Valerie Steele,
writes about the rise of the fashion museum and the emergence of the fashion exhibition as a popular and controversial phenomenon. The foreword is contributed by international style maven Suzy Menkes, texts by the museum’s curators help shine historical light on each label and garment pictured, and beautifully drawn portraits by the artist
Robert Nippoldt
pay homage to the creators behind them.