Mina Wakatski
LONDON FASHION WEEK 1984-2017
The Breakthrough Moments of 83 Designers
Published 25.10.2017
ロンドン・コレクション 1984-2017 才気を放つ83人の出発
The book traces the birth of emerging designers and explores fashion brands. More than 450 photographs captured the attention of British design. This book is a highly valued reference and can be enjoyed as a visual book.
London Fashion Week has been opening its doors to young designers since its inception in 1984. It has introduced many brands to the world as an incubator, such as John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and more. These footprints are presented through interviews with 83 designers from 72 brands and catwalk photographs.
The book is constructed with consists of archive articles by Mina Wakatski, who has covered Fashion Week for over 30 years, and photographs by Chris Moore, one of the world's leading catwalk photographers. It also includes several articles on the transition of London Fashion Week and projects to support newcomers.
This book traces the birth of emerging designers and explores the future of fashion brands. More than 450 photographs of shows that captured the attention of British fashion design are highly valued reference material and can also be enjoyed as a visual book.
Profile: Auther and Photographer
*This data was released at the time this book was published.Mina Wakatski
Fashion journalist. Born in Tokyo, she moved to the UK in 1988 and began writing articles for Japanese newspapers and magazines. She has been contributing as a commissioned reporter for Senken Shimbun since 1990, covering the fashion weeks in Paris, Milan, London and Tokyo.
Meanwhile, she has been writing and having interviews with designers about London Fashion Week for over 20 years for "High Fashion", "So-en", "WWD Japan", and many more publications.
Since 2001, Mina has reported various events in the UK as a correspondent in London. Also, she has been writing a column about London fashion for the Yomiuri Shimbun since 1996.
Chris Moore
One of the world's leading Catwalk photographers. Born in 1934 and based in London. He started his career as a studio assistant for "British Vogue" magazine and began taking photography fashion shows in 1967.
He has worked on catwalk photography for many newspapers and magazines, including "The International Herald Tribune" and "Senken Shimbun". He runs the photography agency Catwalking.com with a photo editor, Maxine Miller, his public and private partner. The agency also handles the official documentation of London Fashion Week.
Book Details
Publisher: Senken Shimbun
Language: Japanese
Paperback: 246 pages
Size: 257x182x20mm
ISBN-10: 488124325X
ISBN-13: 978-4881243251
Published: 25.10.2017
Price: ¥ 3,740
Author: MIna Wakatski
Photographer: Chris Moore
*Please enquire with us to purchase this book directly in the UK. We offer the book for sale in British pounds. Re: LONDON FASHION WEEK 1984-2017
LONDON FASHION WEEK 1984-2017
The Breakthrough Moments of 83 Designers
The Breakthrough Moments of 83 Designers
Mina Wakatski (Auther) & Chris Moore (Photographer)