Galliano

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"Dripping with glamorous photographs."--Cosmopolitan. "Worth it for the fabulous pictures alone."--The Times. John Galliano is the single most dynamic force in fashion today, and this intimate history of his career extends right from the time he burst on the scene in 1984 to his success as the creative force in a new and revitalized Givenchy and to his great triumph at Christian Dior. A uniquely personal approach opens the door on Galliano's work and creations, with friends and colleagues offering insights and the designer himself contributing never-before-published drawings, sketches, and show plans. Gorgeously illustrated, the book also includes over 200 pictures by the greatest photographers, some of which Galliano personally commissioned. It sets a new standard in fashion publishing.



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His trademark is romance - the romance of unfettered fantasy, of quixotic garments spun out of fragments of the past. Galliano is immersed in the originality of English art, in the power of the Spanish visual tradition, and the eclecticism of French cultural history - his first show, inspired by the French Revolution, was called 'Les Incroyables'. Fairytales and fables provide a rich source, too - his first collection for Givenchy was an interpretation of 'The Princess and the Pea'. All this is grounded in realism, however, and he is celebrated as much for the sheer virtuosity of his technique, and for his knowledge of what can and cannot be achieved with fabric and line, as for his extravagant flair and imagination. This uniquely personal book not only showcases Galliano's designs for couture clothing, but reveals his inspirations and influences, his home, haunts, travels, and friends, and his own inimitable, often outrageous personal style. Over 250 illustrations - including previously unpublished sketches - show his trademark historic-romantic look.


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