The Fashion BookPhaidon Editors

The iconic bestseller - showcasing more than 500 of fashion's greatest names by A- Z - now updated in a stunning new edition

Fully revised and updated for 2020, this new edition of Phaidon's iconic global bestseller The Fashion Book takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it.

Spanning almost 200 years, the entire industry is represented: from designers to photographers, stylists, and retailers, as well as editors and creative directors.

Marking significant changes on the fashion landscape, this revised edition features important new names who have fundamentally shaped the way we see fashion in recent years, including Virgil Abloh, Gosha, and Alessandro Michele, influential image-maker Petra Collins, model and contemporary icon Rihanna, and Leandra Medine, alongside fashion pioneers of the previous edition such as Coco Chanel, Issey Miyake, Kate Moss, Erdem, and Richard Avedon.

This bestselling - and now updated - classic volume remains a comprehensive and definitive view of the fashion industry today.

Specifications:

  • Format: Hardback
  • Size: 290 × 250 mm (11 3/8 × 9 7/8 in)
  • Pages: 584 pp
  • Illustrations: 566 illustrations
  • ISBN: 9781838661106

Phaidon Editors

"The fashion bible." —Vogue

"Devotees of fashion, photography and style will covet The Fashion Book." —Vanity Fair

"The ultimate fashion reference book." —Elle

"A must for every self-respecting and dedicated follower of fashion." —Sunday Telegraph Magazine

"An A–Z of everything you could wish to know about the past 140 years of fashion. Models, moguls, designers and photographers are pro? led and cross-referenced in this indispensable survey." —Harpers & Queen

"Great for young fashion lovers looking to deepen their knowledge because it's easy to use, filled with inspirational images and organised as an A-Z guide of names."—Glamour