Fifty Women's Fashion Icons That Changed The World: Design Museum Fifty

Author: Lauren Cochrane

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Price : $19.98 AUD
ISBN : 9781840917277
Publisher : Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint : Conran Octopus Ltd
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Weight (g) : 0.315
Publication date : September 2016
Dimensions : 210mm X 149mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Availability date : November 2016
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Author : Lauren Cochrane
Series : Design Museum Fifty
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Description

Fashion is a powerful thing. It can be used for self-expression, to make a political statement, or simply to attract attention. Through this stunning collection, discover how these 50 trendsetters - from Twiggy to Wallis Simpson, Tilda Swinton to Michelle Obama - have used fashion to assert their position in the world and become iconic. With stunning photography selected by the Design Museum, in conjunction with Lauren Cochrane, Assistant Fashion Editor at the "Guardian," "Fifty Women's Fashion Icons" is the perfect gift for design lovers and fashion followers of all ages.

Author description

Lauren Cochrane is a fashion journalist based in London. Currently Assistant Fashion Editor at the Guardian, Lauren has written for Vogue, the Financial Times and Wallpaper* magazine. She was previously Deputy Editor of i-D magazine. The Design Museum's mission is to celebrate, entertain and inform. It is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to fashion, and architecture to graphics. It is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture and demonstrates both the richness of the creativity to be found in all forms of design, and its importance.

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