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The Stephen Sprouse Book
Roger Padilha
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Description for The Stephen Sprouse Book
Hardcover. Stephen Sprouse exploded on the fashion scene in early 80s with vibrant Day-Glo creations. This title is the ultimate monograph of this cult fashion legend, following his career from his early days designing wardrobes for his neighbour Debbie Harry in the late 70s, to his ascent onto the New York fashion scene in the early 80s. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKB; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 263 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1960.
Inventive, enigmatic, and supremely creative, Stephen Sprouse made art and clothing that captured the mood of the eighties. One of the first American designers to mix graffiti and a punk aesthetic with fashion, Sprouse manipulated conventional notions of style, and his unique sensibility has inspired designers from John Galliano to Raf Simmons to Marc Jacobs. Sprouse s career started in the late seventies, when, after working for Halston, he migrated to a warehouse on the Bowery and started making outfits for his neighbor, Debbie Harry. The fashion world quickly embraced his innovative, culturally relevant sensibility and downtown edge. But Sprouse s inability to compromise his artistic vision for the rigid fashion business compromised his commercial success. The Padilhas possess the largest private collection of Sprouse s work, and were given exclusive access to his archives by his family for this project. They also obtained never-before-published images from photographers such as Steven Meisel, Bob Gruen, and Mert and Marcus. The book features a foreword by the novelist Tama Janowitz, one of Sprouse s closest friends. The release of this book coincides with a retrospective at Deitch Projects. The book will be available with four different jackets, each featuring a different Day-Glo color, an homage to Sprouse s iconic album cover for Debbie Harry s Rockbird.
Product Details
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
1960g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847832163
SKU
V9780847832163
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Ref
99-15
About Roger Padilha
Mauricio and Roger Padilha have coauthored a number of Rizzoli titles and are the force behind the powerhouse MAO Public Relations in New York City.
Reviews for The Stephen Sprouse Book
"...gets the star treatment in Rizzoli's upcoming The Stephen Sprouse Book, providing unfettered access to his work and wild life." ~ELLE "As the book’s extensive interviews with friends Anna Sui, Iggy Pop and Kate Moss attest, Sprouse was both very much of his time and way ahead of it." ~Black Book "The volume is as colorful and dynamic as Sprouse's life..." ~Soma Magazine "...a collectible work of art." ~Nylon "The Stephen Sprouse Book... gorgeously packages photos, sketches and personal anecdotes from the late icon’s inner circle." ~ModernTonic.com "This much anticipated book is deeply researched and stunningly illustrated and designed." ~FashionDig.com "The Padilhas have succeeded in making a book that many people believe was made by Sprouse himself..." ~JCReport.com "In conjunction with the exhibition, Rizzoli is set to release a book of Sprouse's work by Roger and Mauricio Padilha." ~Paper Magazine "[the] Padilha[s] profile the late oddity in painstaking depth..." ~Anthem Magazine