Style City
How London Became a Fashion Capital

By Robert O'Byrne


Style City
Online price: £35.00
Hardback, 256 pages
Published: 24th September 2009

Category: Architecture, Art and Design, Fashion, History


London now ranks alongside Paris, New York and Milan as a global fashion capital, and it has produced such outstanding designers as John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Stella McCartney. Style City tells, for the first time, the story of how that came about, describing how fashion developed in Britain from the early 1970s, when designer fashion scarcely existed, to the present day. The story is told largely through interviews with the designers and opinion-shapers of the time, among them Paul Smith, Philip Treacy, Jasper Conran, Bruce Oldfield, Betty Jackson, Wendy Dagworthy and Antonio Berardi. Ravishingly illustrated, the book includes photographs by David Bailey, Barry Lategan, Chris Moore and other leading fashion photographers, as well as many from the designers' own archives.

The book goes right from 1970s Britain, when designer fashion barely existed, to the present day and is told mostly through interviews with the iconic designers who helped make it so. Pour over images from the likes of David Bailey and sketches by John Galliano. A must-have for any fashionista's coffee table. - U Magazine

This is a painstakingly researched book with engaging first-hand interviews with designers such as Paul Smith, Jaspar Conran and Betty Jackson, lavishly illustrated… for anyone interested in the history of London's present status as a style city, it is a worthwhile read. - Irish Times

Must read: Learn how the UK has become a fashion force. - Daily Express

Anyone with more than a passing interest in fashion should put their feet up and get their teeth stuck into O'Byrne's presentation of a fascinating industry. - Sunday Business Post

Told me everything about UK fashion I needed to know in time for London Fashion Week - Company

This amazing book takes you through the journey of London's fashion scene, covering every trend and style - the perfect piece of inspiration. - Creative Head


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The Frances Lincoln stand at London Fashion Weekend



Publication Details:

Binding: Hardback, 256 pages
ISBN: 9780711228955
Format: 305mm x 250mm
200 photographs in colour and black and white

BIC Code: AKTH
BISAC Code:  ART011000
Imprint: Frances Lincoln


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