num_pages: 304
description: Since its founding in 1916 British Vogue has acted as a cultural barometer placing fashion in the context of art literature and politics. The magazine has captured the zeitgeist of each decadethe austerity and optimism that followed two world wars the swinging London scene of the sixties the radical seventies the image-conscious eightiesand continues to be on the cutting edge of design and photography.Decade by decade Vogue 100 presents the greatest moments in the magazines historythe photography illustrations and essays that recorded the fashion and taste of the time. Complete with essays that detail the rich history of each decade the book covers the artists designers photographers and writers who shaped the cultural landscape of the 20th century and beyond. With more than 300 photographs of these pivotal figuresfrom Matisse to Bacon Freud to Hirst Dietrich to Paltrow and Schiaparelli to McQueen Vogue 100 offers an in-depth look at a century of Britains fashion art and culture.
language: English
title: Vogue 100: A Century of Style
publisher: Abrams