Great fashion designers
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This autumn will see the book release of The Great Fashion Designers by Brenda Polan and Roger Tredre. The contemporary publication gives a written analysis of the achievements of the 50 greatest names in international fashion explores their lives, both personal and professional, drawing on the latest research and on the best of fashion journalism, including the authors' own interviews with designers spanning a 30-year period.
The designers' working methods and career highlights are outlined in detailed and wittily written entries that capture the spirit of their times. From Poiret and Patou to Gernreich and Galliano, the sometimes provocative selection of 50 names poses stimulating questions about the definition of a fashion designer in the modern era.
The Great Fashion Designers, which will be publishing in late October, will be available from the better bookstores.