Giorgio Armani [Hardcover]

Patricia Whiteside (Author), Nicola White (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2002

This is an informative and fresh approach to a fashion house that changed the look of the fashion industry.

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About the Author

"This pioneering work analyzes the Italian fashion industry's evolution and emergence as a global force ... White insightfully reveals many interwoven components of this development ... Sixty illustrations, footnotes, and a bibliography including primary-source files of Italian designer houses provide valuable documentation." --"Choice"
"This short, clever book breaks new ground. It is commonly assumed that Italian fashion arises out of a peculiar national quest for beauty and an obsession with personal appearances ... It is Nicola White's central thesis that the United States contributed decisively to the growth and development of the Italian fashion industry." --"Modern Italy"
"This book will appeal to fashion historians, with its wealth of detail and photographs." --"History"
"A thought-provoking study ... through her in-depth analysis of the birth of the Italian fashion industry during the Cold War period (1945-1965) she sheds light on a very complex phase of Italian political, cultural and economic life." --"Fashion Theory"
"This book is a significant addition to the Berg series. Its in-depth treatment of the Italian fashion industry is a worthy read for any fashion historian." --"Dress"
"I found Nicola White's book fascinating... White engaged the assistance of a distinguished international group of historians, curators, private archivists, journalists, manufacturers and others concerned with the image of italian fashion, who opened personal archives, provided indispensible oral histories, and arranged invaluable introductions...[The book's] in-depth treatment of the italian fashion industry is a worthy read for any fashion historian." --"Dress"

Patrick Whiteside is a consultant psychiatrist who resides in Steyning, WestSussex, United Kingdom.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Books (October 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858689902
• ISBN-13: 978-1858689906
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,462,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a book on Armani, November 20, 2000

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This review is from: Giorgio Armani (Hardcover)

I have ben searching for a book on Armani for years and as soon as I saw this book... I snapped it up. It is not as comprehensive as I had hoped, as it has only 79 pages. The written section appears to be a collection of comments from interviews over the years and the second section includes photos of a sample of his fashions from 1982 to 2000. Anyone in love with Armani fashion will be keen to buy this book. I would love to see a larger volume with more of the same, including more information on Armani's philosphy of fashion design and his everyday work methods.