Books of designer biographies

A selection of books brilliant shows, admiring views, complex fate and personal tragedies. It will be interesting to read the biographies of outstanding designers even to those who do not understand fashion at all. Together with the largest book service in Russia and the CIS countries, we chose five stories about people who gave the world much more than just beautiful things. His “architectural” dresses, concise and elegant images to this day are admiration of modern fashionistas.

Oleg Kassini is one of the most outstanding designers who influenced the world tendencies of the 20th century. He devoted more than 70 years of his life to his beloved business and became the first American couture, which was discussed in all the corners of the planet. How did it happen that the aristocrat of Russian origin conquered the "dream factory"? What role did Golf play in his career?

Why did the fashion designer love in the White House? And what famous women did he have to wear? Cassini himself tells about all this in his exciting autobiography. To tell the whole world about what was happening behind the closed doors of this house, the illegitimate daughter of the famous fashion designer decided. In her book, she shares revelations about the formation of a fashionable empire and about a complex relationship between all members of the fashion dinastia.

There is everything: envy and quarrels, secret connections and treason, disputes because of money and betrayal of loved ones. The author offers to see unique archival pictures and look into the love correspondence of Aldo and his chosen one. This is not just a biography with a listing of specific dates and events, but an amazing romance with unexpected plot turns and bright characters. As soon as they are not called the English designer Vivienne Westwood in the press.

And she, already exchanging the ninth ten, continues to live without looking at someone else's opinion and surprise the world with her eccentric antics and crazy images. Exactly so-boldly and fun, she managed to make a fashionable revolution in the middle of X, become the author of the shocking style of the legendary group of Sex Pistols and create a whole punk culture.

It is difficult to imagine that the owner of such a bright talent was born and grew up in a quiet English village and even worked as a teacher for some time. The biographer Ian Kelly recorded the exciting story of a strong woman from the first lips and complemented the memories of his relatives and friends of the style icon. It turned out very interesting! Gordner's name Coco Chanel is familiar even to those who are completely far from the fashion world.

One of the most influential women of the 20th century gave contemporaries the famous little black dress, trouser suit, pearl necklaces and cult aroma. At the same time, the fate of the great Frenchwoman is more like a script for a piercing dramatic tape. It is no coincidence that her story formed the basis of many fiction and documentaries, as well as biographical books. Among them is the impressive work of the author of historical novels Christopher Gordner.

The narrative in it is conducted in the first person and in the smallest detail reproduces the whole path of Chanel from the small pupil of the shelter to the founder of the most famous brand of the planet. Her progressive views greatly ahead of their era. This is probably why today the fashion house Schiaparelli is experiencing a second birth. The bright and independent SKIAP was also enough decisiveness to create its own autobiography.

In his book, an aristocrat from Rome honestly and with humor shares personal stories: about tragic love, friendship with Salvador Dali, the discovery of the first boutique and the eternal confrontation of Chanel.