Lagerfeld's Sketchbook, Karl Lagerfeld's Illustrated Fashion Journal of Anna Piaggi by Anna Piaggi, 1st Edition 1986

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"Every drawing is like a page of an intimate journal," Karl Lagerfeld writes in this … Read more From the inside dust jacket:
"Every drawing is like a page of an intimate journal," Karl Lagerfeld writes in this stunning collaboration between two of the people who have defined the fashion of our generation. Karl Lagerfeld is the celebrated designer for the House of Chanel in Paris, and Anna Piaggi, a former fashion editor for Italia Vogue has frequently been described as Europe's Diana Vreeland.
Lagerfeld's Sketchbook is a personal illustrative tribute to Anna Piaggi. A brilliant fashion editor, an arbiter of taste and design, and one of the most original personalities of the modern fashion world, she has developed a unique mode of dressing. Drawing on the past as well as the present, she consistently invents her own costumes: possibly a cloak from the 1920's by Poiret combined with a warrior's tunic from Benin, or a French pharmacist's overall worn as a party dress. The result is always utterly original, often intensely dramatic, and occasionally flamboyantly theatrical.
These never-before-published watercolors and pen-and-ink sketches, with their uncanny depiction of detail and their ability to convey the effect of an entire outfit, give clues to Lagerfeld's own designing methods and provide an endlessly fascinating diary of dress. Made over a period of 12 years, they reveal Lagerfeld's extraordinary skills as a draftsman.
Lagerfeld's Sketchbook is a volume of startling originality that affords a unique insight into the world of fashion.
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This rare collector's item book, while showing some minor signs of wear on back dust jacket (see photos), remain in good vintage condition despite that cosmetic blemish.

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