num_pages: 200
description: Displays and revels in the rich inventiveness of a designer who played a key role in the fashions of the 1980s and 1990s and who has become an inspiration for many contemporary designers. The Montana woman embodied an extraordinary new razor- sharp tailoring and strong silhouettes with dramatic proportions and masculine lines enlivened by an astonishing mix of detail and bold hues. Materials colors and cut were all vehicles for Claude Montanas effervescent genius and it was the Lanvin period in the early 1990s that marked the absolute high point of his creativity.This book looks at the principles and practices that underpin Montanas work. It records numerous conversations with Montana himself that help us to understand the essential forces that have shaped his work while scores of catwalk images and reproductions of his sketches reveal the energy and singularity of his vision. It is a journey punctuated with intimate comments and observations by those who have accompanied the designer at different points along the wayamong others the photographers Dominique Issermann Tyen and Paolo Roversi; the embroiderer Franois Lesage; the designer Alain Mikli; and the makeup artist Olivier Echaudemaison. Their moving testimonies are scattered throughout these pages. 124 color and 22 black-and-white illustrations
language: English
title: Claude Montana: Fashion Radical
publisher: Thames & Hudson