Paperback, 1000 colour illustrations. A survey of 100 of the most significant contemporary fashion.designers.Curated by Tim Blanks, Patricia Carta, Ulrich Lehmann, Alexander McQueen, Arianne Phillips, Harriet Quick, Stephen Todd, Koichi Tsuzuki, Walter Van Beirendonck and Brana Wolf. Edited by Bronwyn Cosgrave.
International survey of 100 of the most significant and groundbreaking contemporary fashion/accessory designers, as selected by 10 respected figures in the field - a mixture of leading designers, stylists, writers and curators.
Presented alphabetically with four pages devoted to each designer, combining a range of visual material with concise, descriptive texts by the book's curators.
Hundreds of photographs, sketches, drawings and computer renderings reveal design processes and showcase final pieces from menswear, womenswear, shoes, hats and accessories.
The original hardback edition, with pleated-paper cover and varying page dimensions, has already become a collector's item and only a few copies of this edition remain.
Takes its place in a series of surveys identifying a top 100: cream, Fresh Cream and CREAM 3 for contemporary art, 10x10 and 10x10_2 for architecture, BLINK for photography, Spoon for product design and area for graphic design.
