The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends

by Fashionary

This fun volume from fashion experts Fashionary tracks the rise to fame of the most influential designers in fashion . This visual book walks you through the stories of the world's greatest designers, across the decades. Explore each of the legend's life choices, learn how they adapted to trends and adversities, and discover how the fashion industry has changed over the years. Filled with timelines and fascinating graphics that place each fashion designer on the world stage. This volume shares appraisals of 50 of the most important fashion designers and their iconic status. Alongside star designers such as Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and the most influential fashion designers in the fashion industry, it is filled with historical information about the brands and biographies. A special treat for anyone who loves fashion. Fashion Legends Coco Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Christian Dior
, Pierre Balmain, Emilio Pucci
, Pierre Cardin
, Hubert de Givenchy
, Mary Quant
, Sonia Rykiel
, Valentino Garavani, Oscar de la Renta
, Karl Lagerfeld
, Giorgio Armani
, Azzedine Alaïa, Yves Saint Laurent
, Issey Miyake
, Kenzo Takada, Ralph Lauren,
 Roberto Cavalli
, Vivienne Westwood
, Rei Kawakubo
, Calvin Klein
, Yohji Yamamoto
, Jil Sander
, Paul Smith
, Gianni Versace
, Diane Von Fürstenberg, Donna Karan
, Miuccia Prada
, Franco Moshino
, Tommy Hilger
, Jean Paul Gaultier
, Helmut Lang
, Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana, Micheal Kors
, Ann Demeulemeester
, John Galliano
, Alber Elbaz
, Tom Ford
, Marc Jacobs
, Thom Browne
, Raf Simons
, Hedi Slimane
, Alexander Mcqueen
, Hussein Chalayan
, Nicolas Ghesquière, Stella McCartney, Riccardo Tisci

Genres: Fashion, Nonfiction, Art

120 pages, Hardcover

Published November 14, 2018

Reviews

[Izzie Adamson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poor grammar and whitewashing. Good graphics are it’s only saviour.

[Ana Grau · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to say I am in love with fashionary books.

In this particularly case, they were able to put together 50 designer stories remarking not just only the most important designer's achievements, but also particularities that made them great and relevant for the fashion industry.

With this book I discovered surprising facts about some of them -like how some relationships affected a designer business or career-.

If your are searching for a deep analysis of designers life this might not be your book. However, if you wanna get to know 50 brilliant fashion names and a visual way, I am sure you will enjoy it.

[Lütfiye · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the diagrammatical method of telling the story of each designer is very clever, laying out each story clearly and the content was extremely interesting and enlightening, I couldn’t help but feel the editor didn’t do this book any justice. It’s not hard to proofread and book. So few words yet so many spelling and grammatical errors- it was off putting at times.
But past that, if luxury brands and luxury designers is your area of interest, this is the book for you.

[Larna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the fashionary, their books are so clear and the pictures really help understand and keep you focused

[Marenka · Rating 5 out of 5]

As for someone who is very new to the topic and doesn't know much, this is a good starting point and inspiration to find out more.

[Sofia Piedade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fashionary always giving us good Fashion Books, I just miss getting more details. Amazing Design and Art, recommend A LOT for Fashion learners