Often considered the father of modern fashion, master couturier Paul Poiret penned his autobiography in 1931. King of Fashion: The Autobiography of Paul Poiret by Paul Poiret The Price of Illusion is a moving account of a woman in search for authenticity behind the beguiling veil of fashion and glamour. Her memoir was published in 2017, and outlines her extraordinary вЂ“В and at times dramatic вЂ“ life spent between London, New York, Paris and Los Angeles. The Price of Illusion: A Memoir by Joan Juliet BuckДЇormer editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, Joan Juliet Buck, was the first and only American woman to hold this position. Interviewing over 400 people for the book вЂ“ including Paloma Picasso, Tina Chow, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein вЂ“ The Fashion Conspiracy is as much an anthropological study as it is a witty commentary on glitz, glamour and extravagance.Д¦. Published in 1988, Nicholas Coleridge probes the names in fashion who exemplified this decade of excess. The Fashion Conspiracy: A Remarkable Journey Through the Empires of Fashion by Nicholas Coleridge Here, Frankel speaks candidly with the likes of Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Tom Ford, Rei Kawakubo, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino and more, offering insight into the worlds of some of the greatest minds in fashion history. Written by Susannah Frankel, AnOther MagazineвЂ™s editor-in-chief, this collection of in-depth designer profilesВ was originally published in The Independent, The Guardian and Dazed and Confused between 19. Visionaries: Interviews with Designers by Susannah Frankel

The second book from Natasha Stagg, it draws on her experience of working as an editor at VВ magazine and consulting for fashion brands, alongside musings on fashion as metaphor вЂ“В including the red Autumn/Winter 2017 thigh-high Balenciaga knife boots as a symbol for the political climate. Sleeveless: Fashion, Image, Media, New York 2011вЂ“2019В by Natasha StaggДЄ collection of essays and stories on 2010s fashion, art, and media, Sleeveless is a love/hate letter to the city and culture of New York. is akin to spending a night in the company of its author. Asparagus should be sexy and almost fluid,вЂќ and, вЂњpeacocks, I always say, are unbelievably beautiful вЂ“ but theyвЂ™re vulgarвЂќ. Including such Vreeland-isms as: вЂњToast should be brown and black. by Diana VreelandДiana VreelandвЂ™s autobiography, written in 1984 and edited by George Plimpton, the then-editor of the Paris Review, is everything you might expect it to be вЂ“В and yet, never ceases to surprise. Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan recounts the event with encyclopaedic detail in her 2015 book,В as well as discussing how it changed American fashion forever. Guests such as Liza Minnelli and Josephine Baker graced the front row with their presence. French designers вЂ“В such as Yves Saint Laurent and Marc Bohan at Christian Dior вЂ“В went head-to-head with American fashion heavyweights, including Halston and Oscar de la Renta. In 1973, The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show was held at Versailles to raise funds forВ the palaceвЂ™s restoration. The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History by Robin Givhan

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