Fashion Masterpieces from 20th and 21st Centuries was re-
printed specially for the Akris Edition of 2,000 copies, featuring
designer Albert Kriemler´s iconic Grand Prix digital photo that
was created for his Akris Spring/Summer collection 2012. “In the
spirit of the devil-may-care elegance of John Frankenheimer´s
1966 movie Grand Prix”, says Kriemler. The race cars on silk
crêpe found a suitable patroness: H.S.H. Princess Charlène of
Monaco that wore an Akris shift dress with the “Grand Prix”
print to the Formula One races in Monte Carlo.
This limited edition volume celebrates names like Azzedine
Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Alexander McQueen,
Yves Saint Laurent and Vivienne Westwood, a century’s worth
of fashion greats from the permanent collection of The Museum
at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Director and Chief Curator Valerie Steele wrote the introduction
about the rise of the fashion museum, and the emergence of the
fashion exhibition as a popular and controversial phenomenon;
and both Steele and contributor Suzy Menkes provide a history
of this museum’s role in the world of fashion scholarship and
preservation.
Inside this masterpiece you’ll find photographs of over 500 gar-
ments selected from the Museum’s permanent collection that
features some of the greatest fashion designers ever! Texts by
the curators explain why each designer is important in fashion
history and what is special about the individual pieces featured.
Fashion Designers A–Z is available as a series of six Designer Edi-
tions. Each edition (a total of 11,000 copies) is bound in a fabric
created by one of six designers, so you’ll find covers by Akris,
Etro, Stella McCartney, Missoni, Prada, and Diane von Fursten-
berg in a Plexiglas box wich was crafted by hand at a bindery in
the heart of Italy, and stamped with a unique number. Every
copy is an instant classic and an addition to your fashion library
that is truly one-of-a-kind.
from 20th and 21st Centuries
In the spirit of the devil-may-care
elegance of John Frankenheimer´s
1966 movie Grand Prix.
FASHION MASTERPIECES
