What Is Beauty?: New Definitions from the Fashion Vanguard [Hardcover]

Dorothy Schefer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1997

As we approach the millennium, traditional notions of beauty are being shattered in the push toward new visions. How have we come to define beauty in an age of androgyny, anorexia, heroin chic, and cosmetic surgery? In this gorgeous and provocative book, the world's top image-makers from the fashion and beauty industry have been challenged by the renowned fashion and beauty editor Dorothy Schefer to give the latest answers to the age-old question: What is Beauty? Their insights are enhanced by visionary quotes from industry professionals and celebrities such as Jodie Foster, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Grace Mirabella, Diane Von Furstenberg, Jil Sander, and Karl Lagerfeld, plus stunning visual contributions from more than seventy-five of the world's greatest fashion photographers, including Richard Avedon, Steven Meisel, David LaChapelle, Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Peter Lindbergh, Mario Testino, Herb Ritts, and Arthur Elgort

Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Universe (March 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789300788
• ISBN-13: 978-0789300782
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,519,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth buying, January 23, 2000

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This review is from: What Is Beauty?: New Definitions from the Fashion Vanguard (Hardcover)

This book is a real great buy! Great pictures by all the famous photographers. Famous People from around the world tell us what they think is beauty.