Switched on
Subtitle: women who revolutionized style in the '60s
By: David Wills ; foreword by Betsey Johnson ; afterword by Dame Mary Quant ; designed by Stephen Schmidt
Contributors: Johnson, Betsey, writer of foreword; Quant, Mary, writer of afterword, interviewee
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781681882611
Subjects: Fashion; Clothing and dress; Fashion photography; Nineteen sixties; Portraits; History; Women
Description: "Sixties counter-culture led to a revolution in fashion so profound that its contemporary influence remains unparalleled. For the first time in history women dominated the zeitgeist; never before has this monumental time in fashion been so richly documented. Switched On provides an overview of the era and showcases the It girls and designers who defined the decade. 250 iconic photos are accompanied by lavishly illustrated profiles of Jane Birkin, Jean Shrimpton, Catherine Deneuve, Mary Quant, Sharon Tate, Twiggy, and many more. Names of some of the contributing photographers - Bert Stern, Milton Greene, Horst P. Horst, Terry O'Neill, Franco Rubartelli, David Hurn, Pierluigi Praturlon, Gianni Penati, Bud Fraker, David Montgomery, Patrick Lichfield, Henry Clarke, Arnaud de Rosnay, Slim Aarons, Arthur Evans, Jean-Marie Perier, Mark Shaw. Foreword by Betsey Johnson, Afterword by Mary Quant."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-255).
Table of contents: title: Breakfast at Camelot; title: Quant-um leap; title: To the moon and back; title: Post mod-ern; title: Purple haze; title: Epilogue : forever young; title: Afterword : an interview with Dame Mary Quant.