Fashion

by Simon Doonan, Andy Warhol (Illustrator)

Before he found fame as the father of Pop Art, Andy Warhol was an accomplished advertising illustrator and commercial artist for fashion tastemakers such as Barney's, Neiman Marcus, I. Miller, Glamour , Mademoiselle , and Harper's Bazaar . This delicately beautiful, colorfully playful, and hugely influential fashion illustration work from the 1950s has never before been collected in a book. A pop object in itself, Andy Warhol Fashion is a fun and gorgeous gallery of hundreds of his most delightful images. These witty drawings -- fanciful shoes, chic hats, smart suits, and perfect accessories to match -- showcase his unique ability to find inspiration in the everyday and elevate the ordinary to the extraordinary. Sprinkled with Warhol's perceptively funny observations ("When you think about it, department stores are kind of like museums."), and a reflection on Warhol's influence in the fashion world by Simon Doonan, Andy Warhol Fashion is a must-have acquisition for anyone with style.

Genres: Fashion, Art

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 16, 2004

About the author

Writer, fashionista, acclaimed window dresser and author Simon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador for Barneys New York. His books include Confessions of a Window Dresser, Soccer Style, Eccentric Glamour and Gay Men Don’t Get Fat. His memoir 'Beautiful People’ was turned into a BBC TV series starring Oscar-winners Olivia Coleman and Brenda Blethyn. Simon appears as a judge on the NBC television show Making It, co-hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman.

Reviews

[Rob McMonigal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A side of Andy Warhol I was aware of, but hadn't really focused on in a concentrated book like this.

[Aarav · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got this copy from a Kingston Uni fashion lecturer after casually mentioning I was thinking about studying fashion—meanwhile, actual fashion school aspirants are out here selling their souls for unpaid internships. Life is unfair (not for me though oops!). Simon Doonan writes about fashion with the kind of insider knowledge that only comes from actually being there—and, more importantly, with the ability to laugh at it. The book is part history, part memoir, and part fashion is both the most important and the most ridiculous thing in the world, and I will die on this hill. It’s fun, it’s gossipy, and it makes you feel like you, too, could one day befriend an aging designer who only wears sunglasses indoors. Will it get you a job at Vogue? No. Will it make you feel 10% more fabulous while reading it? Absolutely.

[Bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very beautiful book created by a very beautiful person. The commercial art that Andy Warhol did has always fascinated me and really has inspired me.