Fifty Hats that Changed the World

Fifty Hats that Changed the World
Author: DESIGN MUSEUM ENTERPRISE LTD
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2011-03-07
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1840915889
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Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Hats That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 hats and headwear that have made a substantial impact in the world of fashion and design today. From an early fourteenth century Russian crown to Noel Stewart's 2010 Ribboned Landscape hat, each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what has made their iconic status and the designers that give them a special place in design history.

Fifty Dresses that Changed the World

Fifty Dresses that Changed the World
Author: DESIGN MUSEUM ENTERPRISE LTD
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2009-10-05
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1840915870
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Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 dresses that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the 1915 Delphos Pleated dress to Hussein Chalayan's 2007 LED dress, each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what has made their iconic status and the designers that give them a special place in design history.

The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends

The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends
Author: Fashionary
Publisher: Fashionary
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9789887711025
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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 included: 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

Fifty Years of Fashion

Fifty Years of Fashion
Author: Valerie Steele
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780300087383
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Describes top trends and designers of the past fifty years, including their social and cultural contexts

Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the World (1960s)

Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the World (1960s)
Author: DESIGN MUSEUM ENTERPRISE LTD
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1840916176
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The Design Museum and fashion guru Paula Reed present Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the 1960s. The most exciting, influential and definitive looks of one of the most significant decades in fashion! The Design Museum's mission is to celebrate, enterain and inform. It is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to fashion, and carchitecture to graphics. It is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture and demonstrates both the richness of the creativity to be found in all forms of design, and its importance. Building on the international success of the Design Museum Fifty series, including Fifty Shoes that Changed the World, Fifty Bags that Changed the World and Fifty Hats that Changed the World, this beautifully designed book - curated in the series by fashion guru Paula Reed - takes a fresh look at key fashion pieces from the 1960s. Featuring Mary Quant's miniskirts, Andre Courrèges' Moon Girls, denim-clad hippies and Celia Birtwell's Romantic Peasants, this book captures and explains every influential look of the decade. For anyone looking to buy vintage pieces to add to their wardrobes of contemporary items, this authoritative and inspiring book will prove to be an invaluable source of reference.

Fifty Bags That Changed the World

Fifty Bags That Changed the World
Author: Design Museum
Publisher: Conran
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-04-05
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781840915709
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Fifty Bags That Changed the World focuses on one of the essential accessories that power the fashion world today - the handbag. From the original 1860 attaché case to Matthew Williamson's 2010 Pucci Bean clutch, the book explores the top 50 handbags and backpacks, examining each one's iconic status in design history.

London Uprising

London Uprising
Author: Tania Fares
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-02-13
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780714873350
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An unprecedented and intimate behind-the-scenes look at London designer fashion over the last fifteen years, edited by Tania Fares and Sarah Mower and profiling 50 leading London fashion designers, from Paul Smith and Stella McCartney to Erdem and Simone Rocha. London has long been a fashion-world capital, and the past fifteen years have been an especially fertile period in its centuries-long history of setting trends. This stunning book is an all-access pass into the world of designer fashion - an exclusive behind-the-scenes studio tour that calls in on fifty of the city's leading design talents - London-based global superstars - all of whom open up about their practice and philosophy, and share a wealth of images from their rivate collections.

Fifty Chairs that Changed the World

Fifty Chairs that Changed the World
Author: DESIGN MUSEUM ENTERPRISE LTD
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2009-10-05
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1840915862
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Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Chairs That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 chairs that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From Thonet's 1870 Side Chair to Konstantin Grcic's Chair_One, each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what has made their iconic status and the designers that give them a special place in design history.

Fifty Watches That Changed the World

Fifty Watches That Changed the World
Author: Alex Newson
Publisher: Conran
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781840916799
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The watch has long been a favorite of the design world - both as an indication of the wearer's style and as a test of the designer's ethos and aesthetic. From the early efforts of Le Corbusier and Louis-Francois Cartier to the advent of the digital era and the arrival of the smartwatch, the Design Museum examines the 50 most important and eye-catching examples of all time.

Fashion that Changed the World

Fashion that Changed the World
Author: Jennifer Croll
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Celebrities
ISBN: 9783791347899
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This book is the perfect fashion accessory--a sumptuous, exquisitely designed exploration of the most influential fashion icons, ideas, designers, pieces, and trends from throughout history. Filled with colorful images--many of them full-page--and extensive essays that are both informative and engaging, this indispensable reference offers a historical snapshot of what we used to wear and why we choose the clothes that we do today.