Bold, beautiful and damned
Subtitle: the world of 1980s fashion illustrator Tony Viramontes
By: Dean Rhys Morgan ; foreword by Jean Paul Gaultier
Contributors: Viramontes, Tony, 1956-1988, illustrator; Gaultier, Jean-Paul, writer of added commentary
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781780673073
Subjects: Fashion drawing; Fashion illustrators; History
Other titles: World of 1980s fashion illustrator Tony Viramontes; Tony Viramontes
Description: When Tony Viramontes' work appeared in the late 1970s, his hard and direct style of drawing was a marked contrast to the prevailing soft-pastel school of fashion illustration. He scored immediate success, rapidly acquiring the kind of prestigious editorial commissions normally given to photographers, from Lei , 'Per Lui' in Italy, 'Vogue' in the USA, 'The Face' in Britain, and 'Le Monde' and 'Le Figaro' in France. This book brings together an extensive collection of his work, featuring striking images of smouldering and smoky-eyed men and women who vibrate with New Wave energy. Viramontes worked with some of the most celebrated names in fashion including Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Chanel, Claude Montana and Christian Dior. His images, from the portraits of Paloma Picasso and Isabella Rossellini to the album covers he conceived for Arcadia and Janet Jackson, perfectly capture the mood of the 1980s club and fashion scene.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 192).