Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore
Autor Terry Newmanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 iun 2017
Discover the signature sartorial and literary style of fifty men and women of letters, including Maya Angelou; Truman Capote; Colette; Bret Easton Ellis; Allen Ginsberg; Patti Smith; Karl Ove Knausgaard; and David Foster Wallace; in this unique compendium of profiles—packed with eighty black-and-white photographs, excerpts, quotes, and fast facts—that illuminates their impact on modern fashion.
Whether it’s Zadie Smith’s exotic turban, James Joyce’s wire-framed glasses, or Samuel Beckett’s Wallabees, a writer’s attire often reflects the creative and spiritual essence of his or her work. As a non-linear sensibility has come to dominate modern style, curious trendsetters have increasingly found a stimulating muse in writers—many, like Joan Didion, whose personal aesthetic is distinctly "out of fashion." For decades, Didion has used her work, both her journalism and experimental fiction, as a mirror to reflect her innermost emotions and ideas—an originality that has inspired Millennials, resonated with a new generation of fashion designers and cultural tastemakers, and made Didion, in her eighties, the face of Celine in 2015.
Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore examines fifty revered writers—among them Samuel Beckett; Quentin Crisp; Simone de Beauvoir; T.S. Eliot; F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald; Malcolm Gladwell; Donna Tartt; John Updike; Oscar Wilde; and Tom Wolfe—whose work and way of dress bears an idiosyncratic stamp influencing culture today. Terry Newman combines illuminating anecdotes about authors and their work, archival photography, first-person quotations from each writer and current designers, little-known facts, and clothing-oriented excerpts that exemplify their original writing style.
Each entry spotlights an author and a signature wardrobe moment that expresses his or her persona, and reveals how it influences the fashion world today. Newman explores how the particular item of clothing or style has contributed to fashion’s lingua franca—delving deeper to appraise its historical trajectory and distinctive effect. Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore is an invaluable and engaging look at the writers we love—and why we love what they wear—that is sure to captivate lovers of great literature and sophisticated fashion.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780062428301
ISBN-10: 0062428306
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 178 x 241 x 195 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Design
ISBN-10: 0062428306
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 178 x 241 x 195 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Design
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Delving into the wardrobes of literary icons—past and present—and the way they write about clothes provides a glimpse into the world they each inhabited and their moment in time. A testament to the notion that reading and writing never go out of style, Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore is sure to captivate lovers of fine literature and dedicated followers of fashion.
A collection of icons of literature and the sartorial stories they tell, this innovative gift book presents fifty fully illustrated profiles of prominent men and women of letters, highlighting their key works, signature fashion moments from their wardrobe that express their persona, and how they influence the fashion world today. This segues into an examination of how a particular
item of clothing or style makes up part of fashion’s lingua franca, getting under the skin of the fashion story and going into more detail about its historical trajectory and distinctive impact on popular culture.
Entertaining features—revealing anecdotes about the authors and their work, archival photography, first-person quotations, little-known facts, and clothing-oriented excerpts that exemplify their writing style—make this a lively look at the authors we love.
A collection of icons of literature and the sartorial stories they tell, this innovative gift book presents fifty fully illustrated profiles of prominent men and women of letters, highlighting their key works, signature fashion moments from their wardrobe that express their persona, and how they influence the fashion world today. This segues into an examination of how a particular
item of clothing or style makes up part of fashion’s lingua franca, getting under the skin of the fashion story and going into more detail about its historical trajectory and distinctive impact on popular culture.
Entertaining features—revealing anecdotes about the authors and their work, archival photography, first-person quotations, little-known facts, and clothing-oriented excerpts that exemplify their writing style—make this a lively look at the authors we love.
Recenzii
One of Spring 2017’s Top Ten Art, Architecture & Photography Books — Publishers Weekly, Dec. 12, 2016 Issue
“The book includes beautiful photographs, witty text and a passage from each writer’s work. Cover model Joan Didion is my style icon.” — Baltimore Style Magazine
“In this unique examination of legendary authors and their personal style, Newman provides rare intimacy with the likes of Beckett, Plath, Wilde, Donna Tartt and even Jacqueline Susann through anecdotes, archival photos, quotations and more.” — Indulge Magazine
“I cannot put this book down; it is absolute joy. I have laughed out loud so many times and there are photos of my favourite authors I’ve never seen before. Highly recommended.” — Lulu Guinness, Instagram, June 2017
“Fascinating…. Great idea by Terry Newman” — Alexandra Shulman, Former Editor in Chief of British Vogue
“The most counterintuitive book of the summer thus far…. [Newman’s] surprisingly convincing thesis is that the sartorial choices authors make are deeply connected to the narrative choices they make — or, as Beckett put it, ‘the fabric of language’ they use.” — Vanessa Friedman, the New York Times
“The style quirks of 49 authors, from…writers like Virginia Woolf and the Fitzgeralds to Samuel Beckett and Gay Talese (who has worn bespoke suits since childhood).” — New York Magazine, The Cut
“The connection between the wardrobes and viewpoints of legendary writers may not seem at all obvious on first glance, but rifle through their drawers, and personalities appear and evolve. In Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore, you’ll meet legendary authors who wore their hearts and words on their sleeves.” — Elle.com
“Newman explores the fascinating relationship between literary icons and fashion. She profiles 50 writers in her new book, examining their style choices in the greater context of their lives and bodies of work.” — Paste Magazine
“ …makes a good case for studying authors’ sartorial choices…a chance to discover whose understated ensemble matches their minimalist prose, or who dressed-down on the daily, saving their flair for the page.” — Los Angeles Times
“’Where would fashion be without literature?’ Diana Vreeland once said. Somewhere far less interesting, contends Terry Newman in Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore. Because great writers are “originals,” their signature looks (like the minimalist flair of Newman’s cover girl, Joan Didion) have inspired designers through the ages.” — People Magazine
“A new book celebrates 50 of the most memorably stylish authors, from Oscar Wilde to Joan Didion. “Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore,” new from Terry Newman, offers gorgeous black-and-white photographs of writers who are as satisfying to look at as they are to read.” — Houston Chronicle
“… Intricate and poignant … Newman’s immensely enjoyable book ranges from the 19th century to the present and rearranges the literary canon with abandon to illuminating and sometimes comic effect…. The juxtapositions are playful but not trivial. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the women and the gay men make the most interesting studies.” — The London Review of Books
“Didion and Knausgaard are among 50 writers whose style is explored in an engaging new book… Newman finds that clothing is a valuable form of self-expression: a strong look can take an author far beyond the cultural confines of the bookshelf.” — The Financial Times
“Who knew there were so many snappily dressed authors? From Donna Tartt’s glamorous tailoring ...to Tom Wolfe’s attention seeking three piece white suits, they’re featured, in all their sartorial glory in a new book that scampers past the sturm and drang of the books to the important stuff: clothes.” — Telegraph
“The essence of Newman’s book — and what’s most intriguing — is the way in which she highlights how much writers’ real-life fashion choices reveal about their prose and personality.” — Tory Burch Blog-Tory Daily
Rumpled writers are rarely associated with sartorial splendor, but this eye-opening peek into famous authors’ closets makes quite a fashion statement. — USA Today
“The book includes beautiful photographs, witty text and a passage from each writer’s work. Cover model Joan Didion is my style icon.” — Baltimore Style Magazine
“In this unique examination of legendary authors and their personal style, Newman provides rare intimacy with the likes of Beckett, Plath, Wilde, Donna Tartt and even Jacqueline Susann through anecdotes, archival photos, quotations and more.” — Indulge Magazine
“I cannot put this book down; it is absolute joy. I have laughed out loud so many times and there are photos of my favourite authors I’ve never seen before. Highly recommended.” — Lulu Guinness, Instagram, June 2017
“Fascinating…. Great idea by Terry Newman” — Alexandra Shulman, Former Editor in Chief of British Vogue
“The most counterintuitive book of the summer thus far…. [Newman’s] surprisingly convincing thesis is that the sartorial choices authors make are deeply connected to the narrative choices they make — or, as Beckett put it, ‘the fabric of language’ they use.” — Vanessa Friedman, the New York Times
“The style quirks of 49 authors, from…writers like Virginia Woolf and the Fitzgeralds to Samuel Beckett and Gay Talese (who has worn bespoke suits since childhood).” — New York Magazine, The Cut
“The connection between the wardrobes and viewpoints of legendary writers may not seem at all obvious on first glance, but rifle through their drawers, and personalities appear and evolve. In Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore, you’ll meet legendary authors who wore their hearts and words on their sleeves.” — Elle.com
“Newman explores the fascinating relationship between literary icons and fashion. She profiles 50 writers in her new book, examining their style choices in the greater context of their lives and bodies of work.” — Paste Magazine
“ …makes a good case for studying authors’ sartorial choices…a chance to discover whose understated ensemble matches their minimalist prose, or who dressed-down on the daily, saving their flair for the page.” — Los Angeles Times
“’Where would fashion be without literature?’ Diana Vreeland once said. Somewhere far less interesting, contends Terry Newman in Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore. Because great writers are “originals,” their signature looks (like the minimalist flair of Newman’s cover girl, Joan Didion) have inspired designers through the ages.” — People Magazine
“A new book celebrates 50 of the most memorably stylish authors, from Oscar Wilde to Joan Didion. “Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore,” new from Terry Newman, offers gorgeous black-and-white photographs of writers who are as satisfying to look at as they are to read.” — Houston Chronicle
“… Intricate and poignant … Newman’s immensely enjoyable book ranges from the 19th century to the present and rearranges the literary canon with abandon to illuminating and sometimes comic effect…. The juxtapositions are playful but not trivial. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the women and the gay men make the most interesting studies.” — The London Review of Books
“Didion and Knausgaard are among 50 writers whose style is explored in an engaging new book… Newman finds that clothing is a valuable form of self-expression: a strong look can take an author far beyond the cultural confines of the bookshelf.” — The Financial Times
“Who knew there were so many snappily dressed authors? From Donna Tartt’s glamorous tailoring ...to Tom Wolfe’s attention seeking three piece white suits, they’re featured, in all their sartorial glory in a new book that scampers past the sturm and drang of the books to the important stuff: clothes.” — Telegraph
“The essence of Newman’s book — and what’s most intriguing — is the way in which she highlights how much writers’ real-life fashion choices reveal about their prose and personality.” — Tory Burch Blog-Tory Daily
Rumpled writers are rarely associated with sartorial splendor, but this eye-opening peek into famous authors’ closets makes quite a fashion statement. — USA Today
Notă biografică
Terry Newman worked in the fashion industry for more than twenty-five years, both as an editor at i-D, Attitude, and Self Service and as a contributing writer for newspapers including the Guardian, the Independent, the Times, and the Sunday Times. She has also written and presented fashion programs in the United Kingdom for Channel 4 (She's Gotta Have It and Slave). The author of Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore (Harper Design), she has contributed to books including i-D's Fashion Now, Fashion Now 2, and Soul i-D. She currently lectures at the University for the Creative Arts in Epsom, England and lives in London with her husband and two children.