Vintage Fashion and Couture by Kerry Taylor (Firefly Books) 224 pages, $39.95
For every period there are fashion designers and their creations that define the era.
In some cases a single item can become synonymous with a particular movement, much as the mini skirt is forever connected to the 1960s and Carnaby Street in London as the epicenter of that time.
Vintage fashion specialist Kerry Taylor examines fashion by the decades beginning with the 1900s through to the 2000s. While vintage is a term generally applied to items 25 years or older, she observes that with a growing number of collectors there is now interest in fashions that are less than a decade old.
Every chapter focuses on several of the key designers, looking at their approach, the clothes they became best known for and the impact they had on the industry. In each decade a Style Icon is selected.
These women embodied the fashion of the day and are considered to be trendsetters in their own right. Lauren Bacall, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, Bianca Jagger are some of the women featured.
From the fabulous style of Coco Chanel to the outrageous designs of Jean Paul Gaultier, there is an incredible range of creativity displayed in these pages.
