Men Without Ties

by Barry Hannah

Top photographers Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, and Herb Ritts interpret Gianni Versace's kaleidoscopic vision of men's fashion. Whether at ease by the sea, or dressed for business in New York or Milan, the Versace man radiates self-assurance and defines contemporary taste. The Versace man - a man without ties - is drawn to Gianni Versace's timeless elegance.An extraordinary palette, bold patterns, a rich selection of textures, and uncompromising tailoring define the Versace approach to masculine elegance. Along with fashion photography, this lush volume captures some of Versace's best-known clients - Jeremy Irons, Sting, Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Jeff Bridges, K.D. Lang - in his clothes.

Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

About the author

Barry Hannah was an American novelist and short story writer from Mississippi. He was the author of eight novels and five short story collections. He worked with notable American editors and publishers such as Gordon Lish, Seymour Lawrence, and Morgan Entrekin. His work was published in Esquire, The New Yorker, The Oxford American, The Southern Review, and a host of American magazines and quarterlies. In his lifetime he was awarded the The Faulkner Prize (1972), The Bellaman Foundation Award in Fiction, The Arnold Gingrich Short Fiction Award, the PEN/Malamud Award (2003) and the Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was director of the MFA program at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, where he taught creative writing for 28 years. He died on March 1, 2010, of natural causes.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fashion and a fable, of sorts.

[Tony King · Rating 4 out of 5]

well done

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

three stars for the random Barry Hannah story.