FromAzzedine Alaïa,Cristóbal Balenciaga, andCoco ChaneltoAlexander McQueen,Yves Saint Laurent, andVivienne Westwood,more than a century s worth of fashion greatsare celebrated in this new edition ofFashion Designers A Z.An accessibly priced and updated volume features photographs of hundreds of garments selected from theFashion Institute of Technology(FIT) museum's permanent collection. Elegant gowns from the turn of the century, Mondrian-style minimalist chic, and everything inbetween. Each of these works of art is chosen not only for its beauty but also for exemplifyingtheunique philosophy, skill, and aesthetics 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 contributed by international style maven Suzy Menkes, texts by the museum s curators help shine historical light on each label and garment pictured, and beautifully drawn portraits by the artistRobert Nippoldtpay homage to the creators behind them.
