Bold Beautiful and Damned - The World of 1980s Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes
Author(s): Dean Rhys-Morgan
Bold, Beautiful and Damned Dean Rhys-Morgan 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 beautiful hardback 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.
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After completing a degree in costume design at the Wimbledon College of Art, UK, Dean Rhys Morgan worked alongside Isabella Blow at Tatler magazine. Contributing regularly to The Telegraph and The Sunday Times, he worked as a fashion and interiors journalist before establishing an online gallery specializing in midcentury fashion and interior illustration.
General Fields
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- : Laurence King Publishing
- : Laurence King Publishing
- : 1.56
- : 30 June 2013
- : 1 Inches X 9.75 Inches X 12.5 Inches
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Dean Rhys-Morgan
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 746.92
- : 192
- : 250 colour illustrations