Ralph Lauren by Colin Mcdowell
This lavish book gives the inside story on the fashion icon, Ralph Lauren, one of the world's greatest designers. Ralph Lauren is the first designer in the history of fashion to create clothes so archetypal of their time and place that they have almost come to symbolise a nation. Largely ignoring the vagaries of fashion change, he has taken the best of the past and recast it for the present and in so doing has given international cachet to the weft and warp of American life. Colin McDowell not only tells the life story of Ralph Lauren - his beginnings as a tie salesman to the opening of his first store in New York - but he examines the roots of Lauren's Americana and what has inspired him. Colin McDowell has been given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes world of Ralph Lauren along with the full support of the designer, his family, friends and colleagues. This book is a celebration and an exploration of the themes that have inspired him and provides a deep insight into the man behind the style.
AUTHOR Colin McDowell is perhaps the UK's foremost fashion historian and writer. He has been the Fashion Writer for The Sunday Times Style section. His books include Jean Paul Gaultier, Manolo Blahnik; Galliano; Shoes: Fashion and Fantasy; The Literary Companion to Fashion; Forties Fashion and the New Look; The Man of Fashion and Fashion Today. He lives in London and Kent.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844034796 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844034798 |
| Title | Ralph Lauren |
| Author | Colin Mcdowell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2005-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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