 More like a sculptor of dresses than a ready-to-wear designer, Azzedine Alaia has influenced fashion for more than thirty years. This book shows why Alaia is still so revered by his fanatic celebrity clientele and the fashion world at large. |  Like a tale from The Arabian Nights, the story of Chanel is one of magical transformations. From Gabrielle Chanel's anonymous birth in Samour to her rise to the doyenne of fashion to the House of Chanel's current prominence under the leadership of Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel has always stood for an understated elegance - the look of the 20th century. |  This book explores the relationship between interior architecture and interior life. Taking readers inside some of the most beautiful houses in the world, subjects range from the medieval era to the 20th century. |  Designer Eileen Gray's lacquer screens and furniture, lamps, and carpets were widely appreciated in the Art Deco period, and admired by Le Corbusier and his peers. More recently, she has been recognized for her harmony with modern sensibilities. |
 Surrealism remains a great inspiration for the fashion world. Designers embraced the ideals and aesthetics of such creative geniuses as Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, René Magritte, and Man Ray—adding imagination, color, and scandal to their work. |  Between 1932 and 1940, J.M. Frank completely reinvented the vocabulary of decorative arts. Working in Paris, New York and South America, Frank was inspired by neo-classicism, abstract art and primitive art. |  Paul Poiret, whose career spanned both the Belle Epoque and the Roaring 1920s, was the first true fashion designer. But he was not just a consummate master of couture, he was also an extraordinary man - an innovator in the fields of perfume, textiles and furnishings, and the host of some of the most extravagant parties ever enjoyed by Parisian high society. |  A collection of the most desired, envied, and debonair men in history. Paintings and photographs of famous and lesser-known figures dating back almost 200 years, embodying centuries of elegance and style. |
 This book showcases our era's most well-known icons, women recognized all over the world for their style and elegance. With stunning photographs and compelling text, The Allure of Women is impossible to put down. |  At the start of the 20th century, Gustav Klimt, Richard Strauss, Sigmund Freud, Egon Schiele, and other artists, writers and thinkers gathered for the Vienna Secession. In his atmosphere of artistic, intellectual, and political effervescence, a new world was born. |  Since his first notorious Paris show in 1981, the Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto has extended his influence year after year. His recent collections reveal him to be firmly in the ranks of the world's greatest stylists. |
