Fashion Designers A–Z. 40th Ed.

Pay homage to the greatest fashion talents of the last century, from Azzedine Alaïa and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent. This updated edition features photographs of hundreds of dresses selected from the permanent collection of the museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York .

From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, more than a century of fashion’s greatest names are celebrated in this new edition of Fashion Designers A–Z.

This accessible and updated volume presents photographs of hundreds of garments selected from the permanent collection of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) museum. Elegant turn-of-the-century evening gowns, Mondrian-style minimalist chic, and everything in between. Each of these works of art is chosen not only for its beauty, but also to exemplify the unique philosophy, skill, and aesthetic of each of the featured designers.

In her introductory essay, the museum's director and chief curator, Valerie Steele, writes about the rise of the fashion museum and the emergence of the fashion exhibition as a popular and controversial phenomenon. The foreword is by international style expert Suzy Menkes, texts by the museum's curators help shed historical light on each label and garment depicted, and the beautifully drawn portraits by artist Robert Nippoldt pay homage to the creators behind them.

The publisher and the author
Valerie Steele is the director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT and the founder of Fashion Theory. Described by the Washington Post as one of the "smartest women in fashion" and by Suzy Menkes as "the Freud of fashion," Steele combines a solid education (and a Ph.D. from Yale) with a rare ability to connect with the general public. As an author, curator, and curator, Steele has played a pivotal role in creating the modern field of fashion studies.

The contributing author
Undeniably a leader in the global fashion press, Suzy Menkes was International Vogue Editor at Condé Nast International and is a leading Instagram influencer. Among the world's most influential fashion critics, she is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. She lives and works in London and Paris.

The illustrator
Robert Nippoldt is a German illustrator and book artist known for various publications and theater programs on the 1920s, as well as for his drawings for The New Yorker and Time magazine. He has received over two dozen awards worldwide, including those from the Art Directors Club of New York and the International Design Award in Los Angeles.

Fashion Designers A–Z. 40th Ed.
Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm,
512 pages
Italian language