Grace: Thirty Years Of Fashion At Vogue [Hardcover]

Peter Lindbergh (Author), Bruce Weber (Author), Grace Coddington (Editor), Mario Testino (Editor), Clive Arrowsmith (Photographer), Sir Cecil Beaton (Photographer), Alex Chatelain (Photographer), Donovan (Photographer), Duc (Photographer), Hans Feurer (Photographer), Horst (Photographer), Steven Klein (Photographer), Peter Knapp (Photographer), Barry Lategan (Photographer), Annie Leibovitz (Photographer), Steven Meisel (Photographer), Sheila Metzner (Photographer), Sarah Moon (Photographer), Norman Parkinson (Photographer), Sacha (Photographer), Lord Snowdon (Photographer), Ellen von Unwerth (Photographer), Guy Bourdin (Photographer), Arthur Elgort (Photographer), Michael Roberts (Author), Anna Wintour (Contributor), Karl Lagerfeld (Photographer), Irving Penn (Photographer), Paolo Roversi (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2, 2002

Grace Coddington's celebration of fashion has danced along its cutting edge for over 30 years. Abandoning a highly lucrative career as a leading model on the 60s London scene, alongside such swinging contemporaries as Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy, Coddington signed on in 1968 as a junior fashion editor at British Vogue. She quickly established herself on the other side of the camera, coordinating photo shoots with David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Helmut Newton, Sarah Moon, and the eccentric Guy Bourdin. A close working relationship with royal photographer Norman Parkinson produced a series of startlingly vibrant location shoots that have come to be considered classics. At British Vogue, Coddington also introduced the sweeping narrative epic, a familiar feature of her work nowadays at American Vogue, where she has been creative director for the past 14 years. GRACE: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue is not only a collection of Coddington's greatest work, it is a visual reminiscence of her life in fashion.

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About the Author

Born on Anglesey, a remote Welsh Island, in 1941, Grace Coddington won the junior section of the British Vogue Model Competition at age 18 and spent her twenties living the life of a cover girl. In 1968 she joined British Vogue as a junior fashion editor under Beatrix Miller, later becoming Fashion Director in 1986. In 1987 she spent a brief stint as Design Director at Calvin Klein, and joined American Vogue the very next year as Fashion Director. She was made Creative Director in 1995, a position she still holds. In 1993, Coddington was the subject of the retrospective show Short Stories, the first ever from a fashion editor's perspective.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Edition 7L; Slipcase edition (September 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3882438185
• ISBN-13: 978-3882438185
• Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 11.2 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,584,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful & informative, April 6, 2003

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Debra "dephillyparisgurl" (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grace: Thirty Years Of Fashion At Vogue (Hardcover)

I just recently purchase this book, at a time when I was getting a bit discourage as a stylist. It helped me to realize that there are good days and bad days and to keep my head up! I believe that the book chosed me at that very moment. It is very helpful in terms of preparation for production shoots. Also informative in knowing the different ways each photographer preps and how Mrs. Coddington binds with each photographer's concepts. I have had the pleasure of working with Mrs. Coddington as a model, and I can confirm that she is a down to earth person which makes one feel comfortable when working for her. Thank you for sharing your 30 yrs!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars stylist supreme, January 30, 2003

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BOYWAY (new york city) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grace: Thirty Years Of Fashion At Vogue (Hardcover)

Grace: Thirty years of fashion in Vogue is a delightful collection of some of the most memorable and influential fashion photographs since the nineteen seventies.....all of them touched by the imaginative and chic eye of super stylist and editor Grace Coddington. The range of fashion fantasies is impressive. From the tough erotic chic of helmut newton, whimsical femininity of sarah moon on thru the joyful, innocent sexiness of bruce weber, Miss coddington helps each image become something entertaining and memorable. The printing is terrific , layouts are elegant , plus, perfectly boxed in a delicious and very chic pumpkin. Well worth it's luxe weight....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic & Incredibly Influential, October 22, 2008

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E. Marquez "Photophotohead" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grace: Thirty Years Of Fashion At Vogue (Hardcover)

What is a photographer without a great stylist? Still a visionary, of course, but with a master like Grace by their sides. .. unstoppable. Indelible images are a plenty in this collection. My only complaint? TOO SMALL!!!! We need another volume! More please, Grace, MORE! (BTW I paid 200 for my copy. . and it's now worth $600!) WOW!