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David Downton portraits of the world's most stylish women / foreword by Christian Lacroix ; afterword by Dita Von Teese ; with photographs by Tim Petersen & Jacobus Snyman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London, United Kingdom : Laurence King Publishing, 2015Description: 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781780677989
  • 1780677987
Other title:
  • Portraits of the world's most stylish women
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: David Downton portraits of the world's most stylish womenDDC classification:
  • 741.6/72/0922 23
LOC classification:
  • TT509 .D68 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Foreword / a letter from Christian Lacroix -- The varnished truth : a conversation with David Downton -- Portraits -- Sketches : working drawings Afterword written by Dita Von Teese.
Summary: The first monograph on renowned fashion illustrator David Downton. With a Foreword by Christian Lacroix, and an Afterword by Dita Von Teese, this book showcases around 150 of David's drawings, featuring celebrities, actors, models, and fashion designers. The illustrations are enlivened by fascinating anecdotes revealing behind-the-scenes stories from the world of fashion. David recounts his inspirations, and specially commissioned photographs show him at work in his residence at Claridge's Hotel in London, where the great and good sit for his portraits.
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Foreword / a letter from Christian Lacroix -- The varnished truth : a conversation with David Downton -- Portraits -- Sketches : working drawings Afterword written by Dita Von Teese.

The first monograph on renowned fashion illustrator David Downton. With a Foreword by Christian Lacroix, and an Afterword by Dita Von Teese, this book showcases around 150 of David's drawings, featuring celebrities, actors, models, and fashion designers. The illustrations are enlivened by fascinating anecdotes revealing behind-the-scenes stories from the world of fashion. David recounts his inspirations, and specially commissioned photographs show him at work in his residence at Claridge's Hotel in London, where the great and good sit for his portraits.

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