The Fashion Show

This is your invitation to the front row.

Spanning over seven decades and 300 shows, this beautiful book tells the story of the high fashion catwalk. Through this inspirational collection of fashion show invites and tales from fashion week, curator and fashion writer Iain R Webb opens a window into the world's most exclusive fashion houses.

Whether it's dreamy romance at Givenchy, cutting-edge modernity at Alexander McQueen, floral drama at Valentino, vintage-inspired fun at Kenzo or heartfelt emotion at Yves Saint Laurent's final haute couture show, the unique themes and styles that have graced the runway in the past 50 years are gloriously curated and described in The Fashion Show.

From understated presentation to melodramatic performance, this stylish archive is your passport to the international fashion collections.

Iain R Webb is an award-winning writer, curator and academic. He is Professor of Fashion & Design at Kingston School of Art and an associate lecturer at Central Saint Martins and Bath Spa University. He has been fashion editor of BLITZ, the Evening Standard, Harpers & Queen, The Times, Elle and Vogue Russia, and has also written for the New York Times and New Musical Express. He is author of Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy, Postcards from the Edge of the Catwalk, As Seen in BLITZ, Vogue Colouring Book, John Galliano for Dior and Rebel Stylist, among others.

The story of the haute couture catwalk, through an exclusive collection of VIP invitations. Spanning over 45 years and 300 shows, each invite opens a window into the key trends and ideas behind each collection.

This is your invitation to the front row.

The Fashion Show tells the story of the haute couture catwalk, through an exclusive collection of VIP invitations. Spanning over 45 years and 300 shows, each invite opens a window into the key trends and ideas behind each collection.

Whether high romance at Givenchy, high-brow modernity at Alexander McQueen, floral grandeur at Valentino, vintage-inspired fun at Kenzo or emotion at Yves Saint Laurent's final show, the huge range of themes and styles that have graced the catwalk in the past 50 years are reflected in this book.

From simple presentation to melodramatic performance, this chic collection is your passport to the highlight of the fashion year.

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