Collecting Fashion: Nostalgia, Passion, Obsession

Rizzoli's coffee table book "Collecting Fashion: Nostalgia, Passion, Obsession" is an indispensable overview of the most important archival collections of the fashion world's major players. The "king-size" fashion book spits through the archives of top designers Issey Miyake, Maison Martin Margiela, Thierry Mugler, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen.

For fashion to move forward, it must be able to look back. For fashion enthusiasts, an archive is proof of preservation and, of course, a sophisticated symbol of taste. It takes time to build an archive, closets or storage rooms filled to the brim with rare, archive-worthy shoes, dresses and handbags, some never worn, are perfected only after countless hours spent on Ebay and in the depths of obscure vintage sales. The results are remarkable representations of fashion history.

The Rizzoli book "Collecting Fashion" gathers the most distinguished collections of archive-obsessed people and captures the closets of an impressive list of fashion and design talents. Readers will get an in-depth look at Michèle Lamy's extensive Comme des Garçon archive, Sarah Andelman's covetable (and colorful) sneaker and t-shirt collection, ENDYMA's growing Helmut Lang archive, Zaha Hadid's fabulous shoe collection and much more.

This 300-plus page tome meticulously showcases the subject's archive while showcasing top brands and hard-to-get seasons: Issey Miyake, Maison Martin Margiela, Thierry Mugler, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen, among others, and serves as an indispensable reference for those interested in fashion history and building their own archives.

Specifications
Title: Collecting Fashion: Nostalgia, Passion, Obsession
Author: Alexandra Carl
Publisher: Rizzoli
Size: 350 x 262 x 37 mm
Size: 336 pages
Weight: 2620 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780847831371