Manolo Blahnik : fleeting gestures and obsessions

Blahnik, Manolo, 1942- author.

Book 2015

"The first comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume to document the influences and life work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the most influential and talked-about icons in contemporary fashion. Featuring more than forty years of shoe design, this is the definitive monograph of the work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the titans of contemporary fashion. This book is a comprehensive survey of Blahnik's work and provides access to never-before-seen photogr...

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ISBN:

9780847859528
9780847846184
0847859525
0847846180

Description:

488 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm

Other Title:

Fleeting gestures and obsessions

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Foreword / Manolo Blahník
Photographer's preface / Michael Roberts
Anna Piaggi : The visionary in nouns and adjectives
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa : His legacy ; On the trail of Il Gattopardo ; An evening in Bagheria
Mary Beard : The Hellenistic and Roman worlds ; The ancient world
El Prado : Comunión con la Belleza: on a tour of El Prado with Manuela Mena Marqués
Luchino Visconti : My gateway to Italy, and life
Pedro Almodóvar : An idea of Spain ; A passion for celluloid
Horst P. Horst : An eye for perfection
Gore Vidal : An American hero
Cecil Beaton : A dream of England
El Escorial : The magnificent jewel of Spain ; A day at El Escorial
Africa y Caribe : From Africa to Cuba ; Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Marie Antoinette : A conversation with Sofia Coppola ; Milena Canonero
Mr. Penn : The ultimate image maker ; Four hours with Mr. Penn
Mrs. Vreeland's red : The extraordinary eye of Mrs. Vreeland
Bailey : Portraying reality
Form : Manolo Blahník on Rafael Moneo ; Rafael Moneo on Manolo Blahník
Eric Boman and Peter Schlesinger : Those years by Manolo Blahník ; Those years by Eric Boman
The women : My perception of beauty

LCCN:

2015936714

Control Number:

1872648

Other Authors:

Roberts, Michael, 1947-2023 photographer

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