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Author Downton, David, 1959- artist.

Title David Downton portraits of the world's most stylish women / foreword by Christian Lacroix ; afterword by Dita Von Teese ; with photographs by Tim Petersen and Jacobus Snyman.

Publication Info. London, United Kingdom : Laurence King Publishing, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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Contents Foreword / a letter from Christian Lacroix -- The varnished truth : a conversation with David Downton -- Portraits -- Sketches : working drawings Afterword written by Dita Von Teese.
Summary The first monograph on renowned fashion illustrator David Downton. With a Foreword by Christian Lacroix, and an Afterword by Dita Von Teese, this book showcases around 150 of David's drawings, featuring celebrities, actors, models, and fashion designers. The illustrations are enlivened by fascinating anecdotes revealing behind-the-scenes stories from the world of fashion. David recounts his inspirations, and specially commissioned photographs show him at work in his residence at Claridge's Hotel in London, where the great and good sit for his portraits.
Note Print version record.
Subject Downton, David, 1959-
Downton, David, 1959- -- Interviews.
Downton, David, 1959- (OCoLC)fst01957159
Fashion illustrators -- Great Britain.
Fashion drawing -- Pictorial works.
Celebrities -- Portraits.
Women -- Portraits.
ART -- Techniques -- Drawing.
Celebrities. (OCoLC)fst00850072
Fashion drawing. (OCoLC)fst00921635
Fashion illustrators. (OCoLC)fst00921639
Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Genre/Form Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
Portraits. (OCoLC)fst01423831
Added Author Lacroix, Christian, 1951- writer of foreword.
Von Teese, Dita, 1972- writer of afterword.
Added Title Portraits of the world's most stylish women
Other Form: Print version: Downton, David, 1959- artist. David Downton portraits of the world's most stylish women 9781780676180 (OCoLC)902021122
ISBN 9781780677989 (electronic bk.)
1780677987 (electronic bk.)
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