Fashion Autobiographies books set
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Step inside the world of fashion’s most influential visionaries with this exclusive set of six V&A autobiographies. Bringing together the personal stories of designers who transformed style in the 20th century, this collection offers a rare, first-person look at the creativity, ambition and unconventional thinking that shaped modern fashion.
From Dior’s quiet elegance to Schiaparelli’s surrealist flair, from Poiret’s revolutionary silhouettes to Quant’s playful modernism, each book reveals the artistic impulses, personal struggles and bold experiments that defined a generation of designers. Presented in their own voices, these memoirs offer an intimate, inspiring journey through fashion history, told by the people who made it.
A definitive gift for fashion lovers, students, collectors and anyone fascinated by the stories behind the style.
- Shocking Life: The Autobiography of Elsa Schiaparelli
- King of Fashion: The autobiography of Paul Poiret
- Silver and Gold: The autobiography of Norman Hartnell
- From A to Biba: The Autobiography of Barbara Hulanicki
- Dior by Dior: The Autobiography of Christian Dior
- Quant by Quant: The Autobiography of Mary Quant
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Multicoloured
Product code
SET0083
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