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The first comprehensive overview of Yves Saint Laurent’s haute couture collections, presented through original catwalk photography

Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most successful and influential haute couture houses in Paris. Introducing Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for women, in 1966, Saint Laurent also presented iconic art-inspired creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroidery and the famous Ballets Russes collection.

This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by a brief biographical profile of Yves Saint Laurent, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with a gallery of carefully curated catwalk images. These showcase hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs – and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway. A rich reference section concludes the book.

About the Authors:

Suzy Menkes is the international editor of Vogue.

The Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris is home to the collection of the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, which holds over 34,000 objects.

Jéromine Savignon is a fashion historian and the author of several texts on Yves Saint Laurent, including Yves Saint Laurent's Studio: Mirror and Secrets.

Contents List:

Preface by Andrew Bolton • Introduction by Suzy Menkes • Yves Saint Laurent: A Short Biography by Suzy Menkes • The Making of a Collection by Olivier Flaviano • The Collections 1962–2002

Yves Saint Laurent: Inside Out presents an extraordinarily intimate insight into a fascinating world of creativity in the latter, sumptuous phase of Saint Laurent’s career, between 1989 and his final collection in 2002.

The book offers a comprehensive and multi-faceted exploration of the life of an haute couture house: from informal, atmospheric portraits of Yves Saint Laurent at work in his studio, drawing and creating, to the behind-the-scenes work of the ‘petites mains’ in the ateliers, the skilled army of artisans whose activity is rarely documented. The house’s world-famous models also feature, captured during pre-collection fittings in the house’s grandiose salons and in electric backstage moments before the shows.

Private archive materials – letters, documents, drawings, and ephemera – that situate the protagonists and give context to the unique position that the young Carlos enjoyed as a ‘fly on the wall’ in this rarefied universe are also included in the book, and published here for the first time.

A moving and visually stunning tribute to the iconic Yves Saint Laurent house as you’ve never seen it before, Yves Saint Laurent: Inside Out will be a must-have for fashion and photography fans.

Contents List:

In the Realm of Dreams: Philippe Garner
Memories of Intertwined Lives: Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe
The Studio
The Ateliers
Accessories
Metamorphosis
Haute Couture Collections
1989 Autumn/Winter
1990 Spring/Summer
1991 Spring/Summer
1991 Autumn/Winter
1992 Spring/Summer
1993 Spring/Summer
1993 Autumn/Winter
1994 Autumn/Winter
1996 Autumn/Winter
1997 Spring/Summer
1997 Autumn/Winter
1998 Spring/Summer
1999 Spring/Summer
2000 Autumn/Winter

About the Authors:

Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe is a photographer and documentary filmmaker. Philippe Garner is an internationally acknowledged authority on photography and 20th-century decorative arts and design. A former deputy chairman of Christie’s auction house, he has written extensively on these subjects and most notably on the great photographers of fashion. Garner received the Royal Photographic Society’s award for Outstanding Service to Photography in 2011.

Legendary couturier Yves Saint Laurent continually reinvented the silhouette throughout his career, from his modernist “Trapeze” dress for Christian Dior in 1958 to his pop art illusion prints.

A fashion revolutionary, Yves Saint Laurent and his creations were resolutely modern. His ongoing exploration of shape and form incessantly pushed the boundaries of his creativity and led to his most groundbreaking and iconic designs. His works were influenced by the artistic trends of the time — from simple and geometric abstraction to constructivism and concrete art — whose many movements mirror the multifaceted talent of the designer. A bold, exacting gesture underpinned his art: his minimalist dresses were often monochromatic compositions seemingly sprung from a single line. A colorist, he imagined pure yet exuberant abstract designs by combining flat surfaces in vibrant hues. Transposing pictorial material onto textiles, he thus balanced color, form, surface, and line. An illusionist, he would juxtapose black and white to suggest movement in the garment through optical illusion. By using flat, simple lines, shape prevailed over color.

This volume accompanies an exhibition, Yves Saint Laurent: Shapes and Forms, at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris from June 9, 2023, to January 14, 2024, which features key pieces from the Yves Saint Laurent archives in dialogue with the set design and works by ceramic artist Claudia Wieser.

About the Authors:

Elsa Janssen is director and Serena Bucalo-Mussely is head of collections at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris. Cécile Bargues is an art historian and curator. Julien Fronsacq is an art critic and chief curator and deputy director at MAMCO.

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An incredible collection of Yves Saint Laurent’s designs, beautifully captured by the leading fashion photographers of the 20th century

Yves Saint Laurent: Icons of Fashion Design & Photography is a gorgeous homage to the uncrowned king of haute couture. Originally published in 1988, the book traces the success of Saint Laurent’s haute couture and ready-to-wear designs from 1962 to 1988 through the lens of the world’s leading fashion photographers, including Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, William Klein, and more. Inside, 135 photographs document Saint Laurent’s groundbreaking designs worn by the most beautiful women of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s: Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Mounia, and Veruschka. Saint Laurent was equipped with an infallible instinct for reading the aesthetic signs of the times, and this enabled him to have a profound effect on fashion. With an introduction by Marguerite Duras, this classic volume documents Saint Laurent’s ever-evolving artistry and the combined efforts of the world’s most talented fashion photographers and is as beautiful and rewarding as one of Saint Laurent’s creations.

About the Author:

Marguerite Duras (1914–1996) was an acclaimed French writer and filmmaker.

A definitive resource on 17th-century men's dress patterns, presenting a wealth of new, bespoke imagery and building on the authors' unrivalled level of expertise

This book presents full step-by-step instructions for the making of early 17th-century men's clothes and accessories in a technically accurate, visually exciting and easy-to-follow format. Twelve garments - all historical pieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collections - are featured: a suit, three doublets and a cloak, as well as a felt hat, an embroidered nightcap and a plain nightcap liner, a pasteboard picadil, a sword girdle and hangers, a pair of mittens and a linen stocking. They have been analysed so that every aspect of the pattern is exact. Scale patterns and precise construction diagrams are accompanied by colour photography of the whole garment as well as an abundance of informative details and X-ray photographs that reveal the hidden structure of each piece, showing the precise number of layers and the types of stitches used inside. The methods and techniques of historical tailoring and plain sewing are shown in detail

The authors have some of the best historical tailoring skills in the world and have worked with world-renowned institutions such as the Globe Theatre in London, creating award-winning costumes for film, stage and television. This book is a unique resource for costume and fashion designers, fashion historians and students.

Table of Contents:

Foreword • Men’s wardrobes, 1600–30 • Clothing terms • Dressing men, c. 1600–30 • Tailoring the doublet • Sewing stitches • Embroidery stitches • How to use this book • The patterns • 1. Green silk velvet doublet • 2a. Doublet of slashed silk satin • 2b. Slashed silk satin trunk hose with canions • 3. Sword girdle and hangers • 4. Crimson silk grosgrain doublet • 5. Slashed doublet of stamped ivory silk satin • 6. Embroidered silk damask cloak • 7. Felt hat • 8. Silk satin picadil • 9. Embroidered linen nightcap • 10. Linen nightcap liner • 11. Crimson silk velvet mittens with embroidered tops • 12. Embroidered linen stocking • Select bibliography • Acknowledgments

A rare, close-up look at the exquisite, labour-intensive details seen in 18th-century clothing

This beautifully illustrated book reveals the sharp pleats, high collars, gleaming pastes, colourful beads, elaborate buttons and intricate lacework that make up some of the garments in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s extensive fashion collection. With an expertly written text by one of the museum’s fashion curators and exquisite colour photography of garment details, complemented by line drawings and photographs, the reader has the unique opportunity to examine up close historical clothing that is often too fragile to be on display. It is an inspirational resource for students, collectors, designers and anyone who is fascinated by fashion and costume.

This new edition features an updated design, fresh content and new research, and an introduction that focuses on the makers and processes involved in producing 18th-century fashion.

Contents List:

1. Pleats, Gathers and Looped Drapery • 2. Collars, Cuffs and Pockets • 3. Stitching and Quilting • 4. Lace and Whitework • 5. Embroidery • 6. Pastes, Foils and Beads • 7. Chintz and Painting • 8. Pinking and Punching • 9. Fringes, Ribbons, Tassels and Buttons • 10. Fur, Feathers and Straw

About the Author:

Susan North is Curator of Fashion, 1550–1800, at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She co-curated ‘Style and Splendour: Queen Maud of Norway’s Wardrobe’ in 2005 and has published several books for the V&A.

List of Contributors:

Henrietta Clare, Richard Davis, Leonie Davis, Deborah Mallinson

A unique insight into the history of 19th-century fashion, explored through sumptuously detailed photography of the some of the world’s most luxurious garments

The fashions of the 19th century continue to capture the imagination, but surviving examples are often too fragile to be on display, let alone frequently handled and studied. This book offers an invaluable opportunity to explore such garments in detail, from their elaborate trimmings, refined embroidery and lavish drapery to their restrictive corseting and impeccable tailoring. Their range is broad, from early designer dresses to Indian-inspired printed cottons, and from petticoats and brightly coloured corsets to feathered capes and dramatic sleeves.

Part of the Fashion in Detail series,, this book, now fully revised and updated, explores the opulence and diversity of 19th-century costume. A new, comprehensive introduction illuminates the history of fashion throughout the century, while each of the succeeding chapters explores particular techniques or elements of fashionable dress. Each garment is clearly illustrated with close-up photographs and specially commissioned line drawings, and is accompanied by a commentary by leading experts in historical dress, making this one of the most authoritative and beautiful studies of 19th-century fashion.

Contents List:

Introduction • 1. Construction Techniques • 2. Tailoring • 3. Trimmings • 4. Painted and Woven Textiles • 5. Embroidery • 6. Buttonings and Fastening • 7. Technological Innovations • 8. Collars, Sleeves and Pockets • 9. Accessories

About the Authors:

Lucy Johnston is an expert in historical dress and a former curator in the Department of Textiles and Dress at the V&A. She is now a freelance curator and museum consultant specializing in fashionable dress, shoes and rural workers’ clothing. Her publications include 19th-Century Fashion in Detail.

Helen Persson is former Curator of Chinese Textiles and Dress in the Victoria and Albert Museum's Asia Department.

Marion Kite is Head of the Furniture, Textiles & Fashion Conservation Section at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

List of Contributors:

Helen Persson, Marion Kite, Richard Davis, Leonie Davis

High-end 20th-century fashion explored through sumptuous detailed photography of some of the most luxurious garments in the V&A’s collections

Revealing the elaborate embroidery, intricate pleats and daring cuts that make up some of the 20th century’s most beautiful garments, this book explores the specific techniques used by couturiers as tastes and textile technologies evolved. Work by designers such as Mariano Fortuny, Madeleine Vionnet, Paul Poiret, Hubert de Givenchy, Mary Quant, Yves Saint Laurent and Vivienne Westwood is rediscovered, and exquisite haute-couture pieces, from sequinned Chanel trouser suits and richly embroidered Schiaparelli jackets to striking Balenciaga creations and Dior evening gowns, are examined.

Part of the Fashion in Detail series, this updated edition features a revised introduction and list of designers followed by chapters dedicated to a particular technique. Each garment is illustrated through detailed photography and line drawings and is accompanied by a commentary by leading experts in textiles and fashion.

An extraordinary exploration of the techniques used by couturiers in the construction of these exceptional garments, 20th-Century Fashion in Detail will delight all followers of fashion.

About the Authors:

Claire Wilcox is Senior Curator, Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the V&A and Professor in Fashion Curation, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.

Valerie D. Mendes, formerly Head of Fashion and Textiles at the V&A, is a freelance fashion and textiles historian.

Contents List:

Introduction • List of Designers • 1. Seams • 2. Gathers, Tucks and Pleats • 3. Collars, Cuffs and Pockets • 4. Fastenings • 5. Bows • 6. Beads and Sequins • 7. Applied Decoration

Showing how to master the techniques for drawing the modern fashion figure, fashion silhouettes and constructional and design details of modern garments. It is also a detailed reference guide that shows how to draw a wide range of fashion details that are the components of modern fashion garments and accessories.

This new edition of 9 Heads has been completely revised to bring all the fashion garments and details up-to- date. Numerous new drawings of street wear, active wear, bridal wear, swimwear and lingerie have been added. Breakdown drawings are shown for an even wider selection of garments and new croquis are included in a variety of poses reflecting contemporary attitudes and stances. New dedicated chapters cover the topics of composition – how best to group together figures when illustrating a line of garments; concept drawings – developing the skills necessary to make quick studies or to jot down ideas when creating a new clothing line and Using Photoshop – a review of how Photoshop can be used to enhance and extend the drawing techniques the book teaches.

This completely updated and expanded fourth edition of 9Heads contains over 1000 new drawings featuring the latest fashion garments and numerous new step-by-step diagrams for drawing the fashion croquis and the main garment categories.

Celebrating Dior’s floral inspirations in fashion and perfume, this unique volume features a portfolio of rose portraits by acclaimed fashion photographer Nick Knight.

For Christian Dior, perfume was “a door opening into a hidden world.” His first, Miss Dior, inspired by the lush gardens of his childhood home in Normandy, forged an inextricable link between his fashion and fragrance creations. Other scents were inspired by evenings in southern France, lit with fireflies and scented with jasmine. The rose bowers of his family home in Granville; his old mill country house; and the Château de la Colle Noire near Grasse ― where jasmine, tuberose, and May roses reign supreme and are still cultivated ― inspired Dior’s most memorable creations.

Flowers were also at the heart of Dior’s fashion, from the women-flowers that inspired the late 1940s New Look to the swishing, blossom-like ball gowns embroidered with lavish floral motifs. They have inspired all of the designers who followed him at the House of Dior, from Yves St Laurent to John Galliano, and Raf Simons to Maria Grazia Chiuri.

This extraordinary volume blooms with color and inspiration, and includes rose portraits by Nick Knight, previously unpublished archival documents, exquisite details of embroidery and fabrics, perfumes, fashion sketches, and sublime fashion photographs.

About the Authors:

Acclaimed novelist, fashion writer, and biographer Justine Picardie is the former editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country.
Naomi Sachs, a therapeutic landscape designer, has published and presented internationally on the positive role of nature in human health and well-being.
Alain Stella has written numerous books, including Historic Houses of Paris (Flammarion, 2010/2019) and Jacques Garcia: Twenty Years of Passion, Château du Champ de Bataille (Flammarion, 2013).
Influential, visionary photographer Nick Knight is known for his numerous contributions to Vogue and his fashion advertising campaigns.

A sketchbook Tailor-made for Fashion Designers

The name "FASHIONARY" comes from "Fashion + Dictionary + Diary." The sketchbook contains extensive fashion information and blended figure templates. It is the perfect tool for brainstorming, fast sketching, and quick referencing.

The sketchbook is combined with extensive fashion information and blended figure templates. It is the perfect tool for brainstorming, fast sketching and quick referencing.

- Tailor-made for fashion designers
- Bleed-proof paper for marker and watercolor
- Encourages quick sketching and brainstorming
- Mini fashion dictionary included
- Over 180 figure templates
- Water-resistant calico cover

The Atelier Collection

The fundamentals of The Atelier Collection portray a "Less is More" concept, hence the minimalistic touch. The sketchbook speaks for authenticity on an exquisite artistry level. It provokes an individual's creativity with no boundaries, which is demonstrated from the subtle sketchbook appearance.

Organize your Ideas in a Presentable Way

Every template is designed with the same size and pose, it allows your ideas and developments to be presented with an organized and well balanced spacing which is better for chronicle presentation. It provides a well organized surface for your designs to be viewed side to side.

Water-resistant Calico Cover

The cover is made from one of the most familiar fabrics for fashion designers- cotton calico. It also represents ideas, creation and development. The material forms a high durability water-resistant cover, exquisite quality intended to be used along your designing journey. Hence, the calico cover contains natural cottonseeds, giving every sketchbook that unique touch.

Bleedproof Paper - A4 Size Only

The A4 Sketchbook is made from 128gsm paper. It works beautifully with a range of tools such as markers, watercolor and color pencils. You can even manipulate colors to build effects – such as gradients, fabric textures, and lighting effects – to your desired saturation.

Mini Fashion Dictionary + Figure Templates

The sketchbook is divided into 2 parts to help kick-start the creative process:
Part 1 - Mini Fashion Dictionary (15% pages)
Part 2 - Women"s Figure Templates (85% pages)

Handy professional information

Fashionary sketchbooks streamline fashion development by including a mini fashion dictionary. With professional fashion information where you can refer back instantly, in aid of providing industry terms and jargon to make decisions about stitching, fabric, and methods.

About the Author:

Founded in 2008, Fashionary is the best-selling fashion sketchbook, a practical tool for professionals who are working at all levels of the fashion industry. The name originated from "Fashion + Dictionary + Diary".

A sketchbook Tailor-made for Fashion Designers

The name "FASHIONARY" comes from "Fashion + Dictionary + Diary". The sketchbook is combined with extensive fashion information and blended figure templates. It is the perfect tool for brainstorming, fast sketching and quick referencing.

The sketchbook is combined with extensive fashion information and blended figure templates. It is the perfect tool for brainstorming, fast sketching and quick referencing.

- Tailor-made for fashion designers
- Encourages quick sketching and brainstorming
- Mini fashion dictionary included
- Over 270 figure templates
- Water-resistant calico cover

The Atelier Collection

The fundamentals of The Atelier Collection portrays a "Less is More" concept hence the minimalistic touch. The sketchbook speaks for authenticity on an exquisite artistry level. It provokes an individual's creativity with no boundaries, which is demonstrated from the subtle sketchbook appearance.

Organize your Ideas in a Presentable Way

Every template is designed with the same size and pose, it allows your ideas and developments to be presented with an organized and well balanced spacing which is better for chronicle presentation. It provides a well organized surface for your designs to be viewed side to side.

Water-resistant Calico Cover

The cover is made from one of the most familiar fabrics for fashion designers- cotton calico. It also represents ideas, creation and development. The material forms a high durability water-resistant cover, exquisite quality intended to be used along your designing journey. Hence, the calico cover contains natural cottonseeds, giving every sketchbook that unique touch.

Mini Fashion Dictionary + Figure Templates

The sketchbook is divided into 2 parts to help kick-start the creative process:
Part 1 - Mini Fashion Dictionary (15% pages)
Part 2 - Womens Figure Templates (85% pages)

Handy professional information

Fashionary sketchbooks streamline fashion development by including a mini fashion dictionary. With professional fashion information where you can refer back instantly, in aid of providing industry terms and jargon to make decisions about stitching, fabric, and methods.

About the Author:

Founded in 2008, Fashionary is the best-selling fashion sketchbook, a practical tool for professionals who are working at all levels of the fashion industry. The name originated from "Fashion + Dictionary + Diary".

 - A visual fashion dictionary covering all the technical terms from style to material to production with illustrations and infographics.
 - Fashionpedia covers History and Styles, Apparel, Detail, Accessories, Textile, Manufacturing, Body & Beauty, Measurement & Care.
 - Contains all common fashion items.
 - Easy to read, suitable for all people in the fashion industry.

The Ultimate Fashion Bible

Fashionpedia is a visual fashion dictionary covering all the technical terms from style to material to production with illustrations and infographics. It encompasses rich, extensive information and yet is so easy to read. Whether you’re an industry insider or a fashion connoisseur, Fashionpedia is all you’ll ever need to navigate the fashion scene.

Who is it designed for?

Fashion Designers
Fashionpedia improves the productivity of fashion designers as it serves as a fashion archive for brainstorming ideas and at the same time a dictionary for all the technical terms to communicate with the development departments.

Fashion Buyers / Editors / Bloggers
Due to their job nature, they need to apply professional fashion terms such as style names, descriptions, parts and construction. FASHIONPEDIA provides an all-in-one solution for them.

Fashion Students
Students will benefit greatly from the content of Fashionpedia. What they get is a fashion library in their hand covering all the common items and details as well as material and manufacturing knowledge.

Everyone
To those who are interested in fashion or thinking about stepping into the fashion industry, this easy-to-read dictionary is the book for you.

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Contains All Common Fashion Items & Details
From outerwear to underwear, headpieces to shoes, FASHIONPEDIA contains thousands of fashion items with technical terms for brainstorming and reference.

Visual Oriented - So Easy to Read
We understand designers communicate best in visual and images. That’s why we’ve converted all complex textile information into infographics and beautiful charts which make the information so easy to read, understand and remember.

Chapter 1 - History & Style
Fashion industry on a macroscale. A timetable with fashion trends and world events, styles and silhouettes.

Chapter 2 - Apparel
From outerwear to underwear, this chapter contains all common fashion items with illustrations and technical terms used in the fashion industry. Individual items are highlighted with background stories.

Chapter 3 - Detail
All garment details from necklines, collars, lapels, sleeves, cuffs and openings with names and illustrations. Over 400 styles are included.

Chapter 4 - Accessories
Covers accessories from headwear to footwear to jewellery and body piercing. Individual items are highlighted with background stories.

Chapter 5 - Textile
Covers the formation, properties and finishing of textiles from fiber to yarn to fabric.

Chapter 6 - Manufacturing
The manufacturing process from development schedule, manufacturing terms, packaging to sourcing.

Chapter 7 - Body & Beauty
Includes diagrams and terminology of body parts, as well as styling and makeup procedures.

Chapter 8 - Measurement & Care
Contains all body measurements and fabric care instruction.

Navigation Bar
With the index bar and our carefully curated sections, FASHIONPEDIA is easy to navigate, allowing users to quickly locate the information they need.

Inspiration and Knowledge
We designed FASHIONPEDIA with productivity and efficiency in mind. Designers can easily generate ideas by browsing through thousands of items and details in the book. At the same time, communication within the fashion industry will become seamless and stress-free as designers have all the technical terms in their hands.

Dolce&Gabbana’s Alta Moda shows are the epicentre of Italian fashion. The luxury lifestyle brand began its annual grand flourishes in 2012 and has since made a custom of staging the last word in Italian elegance with shows unlike any other, each lasting an entire weekend at an exclusive, invitation-only location.

Behind the scenes of these unique events, the preparations are meticulous, with designers, models, crew members, directors and makeup artists, all adding their finishing touches before the first silhouette is cast out on the runway. Matt Lever is one of only a handful of photographers ever invited to the shows. Covering almost every show since their inception, his images of the backstage commotion take us on a visual journey through Dolce&Gabbana’s intimate inner workings.

Lavishly illustrated, La Dolce Vita is a sublime coffee-table volume, perfect for fans and followers of high fashion and a compelling work of art for anyone with in an interest in the sculpting of the most lauded pageants in the fashion calendar.

_Gorgeous behind-the-scenes photographs
_See Dolce&Gabbana’s celebrated Alta Moda shows from a new angle
_Elegantly presented
_Perfect for fans and followers of high fashion
_All proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Larkin Street Youth Services
_Foreword by British writer, curator, and academic Professor of Fashion and Design at Kingston School of Art Iain R. Webb

About the Author:

Matt Lever was born and raised in England. He attended the Bournemouth & Poole College of Art & Design before leaving England for California where he is based today. Matt has shot backstage at fashion shows since 1999, representing British Elle for the majority of this time. He shoots backstage exclusively for Dolce&Gabbana at their Alta Moda fashion shows and has also been sponsored by photographic luggage company Lowepro to represent them in the field of fashion photography. Matt’s first book, Behind the Runway: Backstage Access to Fashion’s Biggest Shows, was released in 2016. Matt also works in advertising and editorial photography and has a client list that includes Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Gap, Banana Republic, Dolce&Gabbana, Akris and Oracle to name a few.

McQueen’s iconic fashion juxtaposed with historic textiles and works of art, revealing the designer’s dynamic approach to storytelling

Published with Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

One of the most significant contributors to fashion between 1990 and 2010, British designer Lee Alexander McQueen was both a conceptual and a technical virtuoso. His critically acclaimed collections synthesized his unique training in Savile Row tailoring, theatrical design and haute couture with a remarkable breadth and depth of encyclopedic and autobiographical references spanning time, geography, mediums and technology. McQueen’s singular viewpoint produced exquisitely constructed, thought-provoking, often subversive or allegorical fashion.

Taking a reflective look at McQueen’s artful design process, this book documents the designer’s diverse sources of inspiration by displaying McQueen’s imaginative fashions alongside related artworks. McQueen's encyclopedic references range from ancient Greece and Rome to Tibetan silk brocade patterns, 17th-century Dutch painting, the prints of Goya and the films of Stanley Kubrick. In each of these cases and beyond, examples of McQueen’s imaginative and extraordinary work are displayed alongside artworks from LACMA’s permanent collection. Spanning art from a multitude of mediums, eras and cultures, this publication provides a new and innovative assessment of McQueen’s work and highlights his mindful approach to storytelling and construction through fashion.

Lee Alexander McQueen (1969–2010) was one of the most important fashion designers at the turn of the 21st century. In 2011, following his death, the Costume Institute in New York organized an enormously successful retrospective of his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.