100 Years of Fashion Illustration

Avisualfeastof400dazzlingimages,thisisacomprehensivesurveyofthegenreoverthelastcentury.Thebookalsooffersanoverviewofthedevelopmentoffashion,asseenthroughtheeyesofthegreatestillustratorsoftheday.Earlyinthecenturyfashionillustrationreflectednew,liberatingcurrentsinartandculture,suchastheexoticismoftheBalletsRusses,whilethepostwarperiodsawinspirationfromthegreatParisiancouturiers.Afterthedominanceofthecelebrityfashionphotographerinthe'60s,anewgenerationofillustratorsemerged,embracingthemediumofthecomputer,whilemanyreturnedtomoretraditionaltechniques.