David Downton Portraits of the World's Most Stylish Women - Hardcover

Downton, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780676182 ISBN 13: 9781780676180

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

The first monograph on the internationally renowned fashion artist David Downton. With a foreword by Christian Lacroix, and an afterword by Dita Von Teese, this book showcases more than 150 of David's drawings of celebrated women from the worlds of film, fashion and style. The illustrations are enlivened by fascinating anecdotes revealing behind-the-scenes stories, and by specially commissioned photographs documenting the glamour of portrait sittings in London, Paris and New York.

About this title

From the Author:

David Downton has gained a reputation as one of the world’s leading fashion artists. His classically elegant yet highly contemporary images have been a strong factor in the resurgence of interest in fashion illustration. David’s natural ability with the human form and economy of line rapidly led to a hugely successful career working with, among others, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, V magazine, Chanel, Tiffany’s New York, Van Cleef & Arpels, Harrods, Topshop and the V&A.

About the Author:

Esther Rivas Adrover is a trained architect and has worked with various practices, including Zaha Hadid Architects, Wilkinson Eyre and Grimshaw. She is a also design tutor at Oxford Brookes University and at the University of Greenwich.

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1780676182
• ISBN 13: 9781780676180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192