Raise your hand if you have already bought all your Christmas presents.
If you, like me, are part of this group of people who tend to postpone and procrastinate and therefore have a conflicting relationship with the purchase of Christmas gifts, don’t worry, because this year I’ve decided to lend a hand – to myself and to you who read it – by putting together 5 books on fashion published in 2021 to give away this Christmas. You’re welcome.
- Pucci TASCHEN
An updated and XL version that represents a real journey into the world of the Pucci maison and of one of the most influential and brilliant characters of Italian and international fashion.
“The prince of prints” had the merit of making Made in Italy a point of reference all over the world thanks to a story made of charm, refinement, expressive freedom and bold choices that this volume recounts.
Unpublished sketches and drawings from the archives of the Emilio Pucci Foundation, hundreds of archival photographs that capture the elegance and charm of a unique brand.
The text is entrusted to Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Director and Chief Fashion Critic of the New York Times, who managed to contextualize Pucci’s work within the history of contemporary fashion.
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2. Valentino. Collezione Milano Rizzoli
A book that recounts the most important and founding values of the Valentino Maison edited by Pierpaolo Piccioli, creative director of the maison, by the Russian-Ghanaian photographer Liz Johnson Artur and by the British writer of Nigerian origin Bernardine Evaristo.
A choral work that gives us three different looks on a unique moment and that represented a turning point in a period of great changes due to the pandemic: the fashion show of Valentino’s spring/summer collection held at the Fonderia Macchi in Milan on September 27, 2020.
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3. Vivienne Wetwood. Sfilate L’ippocampo
A complete look at all the women’s collections created by “a brat with a heart of gold” as she called herself, the elementary school teacher originally from Tintwistle in England and queen of punk fashion, Vivienne Westwood. This is the sixth volume in the “Sfilate” series, created thanks to exclusive access to the maison’s archives. Over 1100 looks created and conceived by Westwood and worn by the world’s most famous models such as Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. One of the leading figures in the history of fashion that has been able to deeply influence all areas of our society.
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4. La moda contemporanea. Arte e stile dagli anni Sessanta alle ultime tendenze Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi
A book that analyzes and recounts the history of fashion as if it were a battle of styles and between designers and stylists divided into two opposing factions: the frugal and the citationists.
The author Fabriano Fabbri analyzes the cosmocorps of Cardin, the acrobatics of Lagerfeld and Saint Laurent, the textile bombs of Yamamoto, the baroque of Versace, the theatricality of Moschino and Gaultier, the dissolved forms of Lang, the non-finished of Marras, the robotic creatures of Ghesquière and the tightrope walking of Alessandro Michele to finish with Gvasalia and Abloh. Combining music, philosophy, literature and contemporary art.
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5. Abloh-isms Princeton University Press
A collection of the most important quotes of the American designer, dj and stylist Virgil Abloh died prematurely at only 41 years old, last November 28 due to angiosarcoma. One of the most decisive and important creative figures in the history of pop culture, fashion, art and design. This set of quotes reflects the unique and peculiar perspective, idea and philosophy that accompanied Virgil Abloh throughout his life showing us how he became an icon of our time.
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