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Claude Montana
Montana, Claude; Cro, Marielle
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Description for Claude Montana
Hardcover. French fashion designer Claude Montana played a key role in the fashions of the 1980s and 90s. This book help us to understand the essential forces that have shaped Montana's work, with scores of catwalk images and reproductions of his sketches. Num Pages: 192 pages, 146 illustrations, 124 in colour. BIC Classification: AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 249 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1448.
French fashion designer Claude Montana played a key role in the fashions of the 1980s and 90s. All shoulder-pads, razor-sharp tailoring and strong silhouettes, the Claude Montana aesthetic is once more dominating the catwalks, and he has been cited as a important influence by many contemporary designers. Written with the full co-operation of Montana himself, and drawing extensively on his private archives, this book help us to understand the essential forces that have shaped Montana's work, with scores of catwalk images and reproductions of his sketches.
French fashion designer Claude Montana played a key role in the fashions of the 1980s and 90s. All shoulder-pads, razor-sharp tailoring and strong silhouettes, the Claude Montana aesthetic is once more dominating the catwalks, and he has been cited as a important influence by many contemporary designers. Written with the full co-operation of Montana himself, and drawing extensively on his private archives, this book help us to understand the essential forces that have shaped Montana's work, with scores of catwalk images and reproductions of his sketches.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500515396
SKU
V9780500515396
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99-10
About Montana, Claude; Cro, Marielle
Claude Montana is a French fashion designer, known for his refined, figure-hugging clothes. From 1990 to 1992 he designed haute couture collections for the House of Lanvin, for which he received two consecutive GoldenThimble awards. Marielle Cro is a journalist, and the author of Le Crazy Horse vu par ses filles.
Reviews for Claude Montana
'Not only was there more to Montana than shoulder pads, his combination of sensual grace and bold statements will ensure his influence on the catwalk continues' - Financial Times 'A wealth of catwalk images and fashion sketches … powerful, decadent designs' - Vintage Seekers