Vreeland Vogue Fashion Glittering organized life: Review

Eagerly BUT (unlike son subject) unassertively, argues Amanda Mackenzie Stuart Favor Diana Vreeland June AS has great personalities of the 20th Century.

When you are finished with the words "Empress of Fashion" (Harper, $ 35), you are convinced Cleopatra could not fascinating. Mrs. Vreeland was, they had a great career as a Major in June Who's Tomb Fri three phases, each of Entre Elles Spectacular: fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar (1937-1962), editor of Vogue (1963-1971) and Special features close to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1971 UP LITTLE temperature before his death in 1989).

Stuart SOME explodes myths that accept Mrs. Vreeland Paris childhood. (She grew prosaic on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.) Pour to be fair, Mrs. V. called "DV" son spirit and epigrammatic 1984 memoir, "faction".

Stuart interest, but not a believer not partisan. Think she had to shoot other Conde Nast election, Ms V. Vogue in 1971. The magazine was losing money, were astronomical budgets and SES She refused because she always doubts that what entender this either did not-it.

Corn aussi it refused to hand his faith IN ABSOLUTE The truth of the imagination, she had not aussi through clustering of defense against Mother June Who saw developed ugly and disappointing.

Mrs. Vreeland was editor and a rather conservative. She loved ideas, "divine spark", and celebrates personal freedom. Vogue and his amazing son Goodwill Fashion Museum View More later use project in June Each whole worldview.
Grace Coddington

Is it difficult to Grace Coddington, Vogue current creative director, in the same room with Mrs. Vreeland imagine. And she doubts never met.

Born in Wales, starting a career Coddington cvs s model, aunts and Memoirs of SES, "Grace" (Random House, $ 35), with the insurance Written FEES someone a long time, is because the habit Took be the prettier, person in the room.

Shown in 2009 documentary "The September Issue of" a meeting of butting heads with icy Vogue editor Anna Wintour. In the book she talks openly about "HOW emphasizes eclipses are on Anna Feelings."

It. Exceeded his life among the celebrities and 71, he has hand out no concerns marmots (Karl Lagerfeld, Annie Leibovitz) Taking their creativity Corn He recognizes that the interest ?A Peine read two books" written in his life and son Functional best interest .
Vogue Photos

I must shoot more in the summer when I'm not exactly aussi "Vogue editor eye" (Abrams, $ 75), Who had tears tribute studied through photographs, reproductions of goodwill 'testing and editor of the fashion magazine.

Since the text of casting, not working interest publishing, often invisible to the public casting - and it should (. Nous record photographers, models, parameters and clothing) But apart narrative work based on Coddington base ..

The book contains revolutionary grunge pull Steven Meisel 1992 Annie Leibovitz "Alice in Wonderland" images from 2003 and June 1991 Taken amazing Arthur Elgort Linda Evangelista in a tartan coat and no black hat with feathers, high-stepping behind not bagpiper in kilts. All designed Coddington.

At the other end of the spectrum, Summer Scott Schuman posting pictures on the Sartorialist since 2005. My blog tells the Major for sidewalks, streets too high.
The Sartorialist

"The Sartorialist: Closer" (Penguin (PSON), $ 30, paper) demonstrates his second anthology, what generous son celebrate personal style Some 500 UN big fan of races, classes and ages - NOT The body types you. Sizes are not to be found here.

Antonio Lopez (1943-1987) was a fashion illustrator as well as the famous 1970s and 80s, "Antonio Lopez: Fashion, Art, Sex & Disco". (Rizzoli, $ 65) collects some of his best work, as well as numerous photographs (with his muse, Jane Forth, Donna Jordan and Jerry Hall) and from worked IT DONE.

His illustrations are 60 years of enchanting psychedelic, but it was in the '70s Quebec Antonio Full (as always signed) mature.

Eccentric is his way Tres combines individual perspectives and original style no Who (large party in partnership with life son Juan Ramos) est aussi you for the intense LAKE IN extravagant Vogue shoots.

These differences as magazines, CES create drawings of their own world. Grace in their TRUST A "divine spark" They talk about the influence of Mrs. Vreeland, which lasts long after the two deaths Chaleurs.