Prada Catwalk: The Complete Collections

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Susannah Frankel is editor-in-chief of Another magazine. Previously fashion director of Grazia magazine, she was fashion editor of the Independent from 1999 to 2012. She is the author of Visionaries - Interviews With Fashion Designers and has contributed to many books and exhibition catalogues, including Dries Van Noten 1-100, Stephen Jones: Souvenirs, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and The House of Viktor & Rolf. All these qualities work together to compose Prada’s engagement in the world of ideas and innovation, as it has always considered fashion, luxury, and style as an overarching project beyond the continuous production of clothes, shoes, and bags.

Every haute couture collection is represented, as are ready-to-wear collections from the arrival of John Galliano onwards. Complete with an introduction and designer profiles by Alexander Fury, this book offers a unique opportunity to chart the development of one of the most influential and luxurious fashion brands of all time and discover rarely seen creations. Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown In 2009, Prada unveiled its book documenting the company's experimental, often ground-breaking work in fashion, architecture, film and art over the last decades. As for the models, elle sont tous des visages blancs, fermés respirant l'ennui ; très peu pour moi.These beautiful coffee table books offer a unique opportunity to chart the development of the world’s most famous fashion brands and discover rarely seen collections. Each definitive publication opens with a concise history of the fashion house before exploring the collections themselves, which are organised chronologically. These stunning cloth-bound editions feature original catwalk photography and make a statement in any home.

Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1913 in Milan, Prada entered the field of fashion when Miuccia Prada took the helm of the family company in 1979. Dive into this Versace-celebrating book, which amasses more than 40 years of fashion shows and 1,200 catwalk images.”— WallpaperThis definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by a brief biographical profile of Miuccia Prada, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. A dazzling and authoritative look at three decades of Prada’s groundbreaking fashion designs through stunning runway photography This fashion book takes you through the rags-to-riches success story of the house of Prada, featuring a brief biological profile of one of the world's most influential fashion tycoons and creator of the brand, Miuccia Prada. It then transports you to your high-fashion heaven with a detailed chronological exploration into over a decade's worth of collections from 1988-2019: learn about the influences that inspired and drove this brand to the roaring unprecedented success that we all know and love today.

A]n extraordinary collection of 1,146 images that document the house's output over the past 70 years and through seven creative directors.”— Vogue Chanel fans rejoice. . . . As glamorous and chic as you’d expect.”— The Observer (on the first edition)

Catwalk book series by Thames and Hudson features books about high fashion houses Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Yves Saint Laurent. Each book opens with a concise history of the fashion house, followed by a brief biographical profiles of lead designers, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with a gallery of carefully curated catwalk images. These showcase hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories and set designs – and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway.

Founded in 1962 by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé, the fashion house Yves Saint Laurent has for more than half a century been synonymous with excellence in modern and iconic style. From Yves Saint Laurent’s revolutionary and enduringly popular tuxedo suit for women, le smoking, to iconic art-inspired creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroidery and the famous Ballets Russes collection, the house’s haute couture line has been hugely influential in changing the way modern women dress. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically and ending in 2002, the year that Yves Saint Laurent retired from the company he started. The first comprehensive presentation of Versace’s womenswear collections from its 1978 debut to today, seen through stunning catwalk photography Published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dior’s first ever collection, this book charts Christian Dior’s fabled collections and those of his successors Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, and Raf Simons, as well as Maria Grazia Chiuri’s debut presentations for the house.A] ‘greatest hits’ riffing on Miuccia Prada’s own obsessions with maid’s uniforms, schoolgirl garb and twists on luxury."—Alexander Fury, AnOther Magazine Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most successful and influential haute couture houses in Paris. Introducing Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for women, in 1966, Saint Laurent also presented iconic art-inspired creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroidery and the famous Ballets Russes collection. A book documenting the brand's diverse projects in fashion, communication, architecture, film and art.