Overview
The first monograph on American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin — one of the most important designers of the last century — this book will appeal to all who love 21st-century style and fashion, from devotees of Chanel to Ralph Lauren. A groundbreaking work on American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin, acclaimed for inventing sportswear, and one of the most imitated designers of all time.
Full Product Details
Author: Stephanie Lake ,
Jonathan Adler
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 21.80cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 30.00cm
Weight: 1.774kg
ISBN: 9780847848058
ISBN 10: 0847848051
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 12 April 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Celebrate the revolutionary thinking of artist and designer Bonnie Cashin, who changed the world of fashion by designing for the woman 'on the go' with a timeless essence and elegance. - THE SOCIETY DIARIES
Celebrate the revolutionary thinking of artist and designer Bonnie Cashin, who changed the world of fashion by designing for the woman 'on the go' with a timeless essence and elegance. - THE SOCIETY DIARIES Bonnie Cashin s lasting influence on American sportswear is evident from one season to the next, and Stephanie Lake s new book will only give further definition to that legacy. - WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY Bonnie Cashin: Chic is Where You Find It is a rewarding and inspiring journey through the mind of one of fashion's greatest inventors and iconoclasts. Filled with never-before-seen archival material it illuminates the poignancy and scope of a long neglected talent. - i-D Magazine
Author Information
Stephanie Lake has a PhD in Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture from Bard Graduate Center, where she wrote her doctoral dissertation on Cashin. Lake maintains the largest Cashin archive in existence, including thousands of designs, a digital archive of photography, and many of the designer's personal papers. Lake has founded the private Bonnie Cashin Foundation, the Bonnie Cashin Fund for Study Abroad at her alma mater, and the Bonnie Cashin Lecture Series at UCLA, where she served as curator-in-charge of their collection of Cashin's works on paper. In 2000, Lake curated a retrospective of Cashin's work at FIT. A jewelry designer and consultant and commentator on fashion and design, Lake's work has been featured in Vogue, W, WWD, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, the New York Times, and New York Magazine. Jonathan Adler is a potter, designer, and home decorative arts guru.
