Abrams W: The First Forty Years

Description:
W: The First Forty Years:

• Hardcover
• 340 pages

Measurements: 10½” x 13¾”

Care: Wipe with a dry cloth

Published: October 23, 2012

Official book description:

One of the world۪s leading fashion magazines, W will celebrate its 40th anniversary with this volumea collection of the most influential and iconic features and photos culled from its first four decades. W is renowned for its groundbreaking, provocative, often controversial fashion stories by such photographers as Steven Klein, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Bruce Weber, Mario Sorrenti, Tim Walker, Juergen Teller, and Paolo Roversi, among many others, the best of which fill these pages. Divided into three sectionsWho, Where, and Wowthis volume shows why W۪s unique blend of unparalleled access, cultural smarts, and visual panache has always kept it at the forefront of not only the world of fashion, but also in art, design, style, beauty, celebrity, and society. Appearing in these pages are many of the world۪s most talented, beautiful, and accomplished from a vast array of fields, including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Madonna, Damien Hirst, Alexander McQueen, Daphne Guinness, Beyonc̩, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Moss, the Beckhams, Tilda Swinton, and Jackie Kennedy. In addition to a foreword by the book۪s editor, Stefano Tonchi, W: The First 40 Years also includes newly commissioned essays from writers Lynn Hirschberg, Marian McEvoy, and Vince Aletti. Longtime W contributor Christopher Bagley has edited the text and written revealing captions that draw upon the magazine۪s most memorable interviews and reporting.

Material:
Hardcover

Care:
Wipe with a dry cloth

Brand:
Abrams

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