Fashionista: A Century of Style Icons

by Simone Werle

With its unique take on fashion trends through the years, this sumptuous tribute to divas and dresses reminds us that style never goes out of fashion.
Instead of focusing on the designers that have made their marks in the past decades, this original and inspiring portrayal of style icons features the unforgettable faces and bodies that helped propel designers into the limelight over the years. Organized by timeless style sensibilities that reflect distinctive fashion identities, the book features a wide array of fashion icons, including sophisticates such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Audrey Hepburn, it-girls like Edie Sedgewick and Chlo' Sevigny, bombshells like Marylin Monroe and Brigitte Bardot, and eccentrics like Bjork and Grace Jones. Each fashion icon is given her own generous two-page spread. Beautiful photographs illustrate how the subject personifies a certain quality of style, and fascinating texts discuss her influence and unique contributions to the world of fashion. This engaging and endlessly appealing celebration of style will please fashionistas of all ages and tastes.

Genres: Fashion, Nonfiction

176 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2009

Reviews

[Amy Bird]

This was a random library find. The writing was terrible, but the pictures were great. This was a helpful introduction to the fashion of the 20th century, however I disagree with the inclusion of Chloe Sevigny and Sienna Miller.

[Dylan]

Not very in depth, but it's an alright generalist overview

[Tiffany]

A pleasurable collection of most notable female style icons.

[Isobel]

Interesting and useful for someone like myself, with a small amount of knowledge on fashion but with a keen interest in fashion history and wishing to pursue a career in so in the future. However lacked key information such as birth dates and generally WHO the person is. I borrowed this as a library book and is a book that was yet informative, I would not be inclined to actually buy it.

[Rachelle]

I liked the pictures :)

[Darina Granik]

Good reference book.

[Harmony]

Loved seeing the the fashion legends

[Kristen]

You finish with /Madonna/? REALLY?

[Patricia M.]

Cute book. It was a good way to be acquainted with the most important fashion icons. The description of each woman was short and sweet and it had nice pictures.