Research Catalog

Title

The International Best-Dressed List : the official story / Amy Fine Collins ; introduction by Graydon Carter ; foreword by Carolina Herrera.

Author

Collins, Amy Fine

Publication

• New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Carter, Graydon
• Herrera, Carolina, 1939-

Description

287 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, photographs; 32 cm

Summary

• The history of the International Best-Dressed List, from its inception in 1940 by Eleanor Lambert to the present day. Includes many photos of style leaders from the worlds of entertainment, fashion, art, society, business, politics, royalty, and media.
• "This sumptuous volume -- the ultimate sourcebook for fashion mavens, Instagram followers, and celebrity worshippers -- presents the complete history of the much-lauded and highly visible International Best-Dressed List (IBDL) launched by Eleanor Lambert, "Godmother of Fashion," in 1940. The List has become a barometer of style and the highest honor a sartorial savant can receive, and today it's an ongoing record of the world's most glamorous women and men from society, royalty, Hollywood, celebrity, fashion, art, culture, sports, and media. These gorgeous "swans" of elegance, influence, and grace are gathered here in the most comprehensive survey ever published. This rich story is told by insider and IBDL Hall-of-Famer Amy Fine Collins through her encyclopedic knowledge, exclusive insights, and countless entertaining anecdotes about the behind-the-scenes goings-on -- Lambert was offered kickbacks and bribes of up to $50,000 by list aspirants -- that shed light on the selection process, the vibrant personalities (not to mention egos) of the chosen, and the zeitgeist of the times. For sixty years, Lambert was queen of the International Best-Dressed List. In 2002, she formally ceded the reins to Graydon Carter, Amy Fine Collins, Reinaldo Herrera, and Aimée Bell." --
• "Images in the book include Begum Aga Khan delicately touching her gloved hand to her hat; Babe Paley cradling her chin; Audrey Hepburn gazing at Grace Kelly ("who mirrors her friend's arched pose") and Diana Ross with her arms skyward -- all favorites of Hall of Famer Carolina Herrera, who penned the foreword. Other images include Azzedine Alaïa working with opera star Jessye Norman on a French Revolution commemorative parade costume in 1989, David Bowie hauling on a cigarette outside of the Carlyle Hotel in 1983 and Gloria Swanson doing shirshasana in her apartment in Rome in 1954"--https://wwd.com/business-news/media/by-the-book-the-international-best-dressed-lists-official-story-will-soon-be-told-1203344331

Subjects

• Fashion
• Clothing and dress
• Celebrities > 20th century > Pictorial works
• Fashion > History > 21st century > Pictorial works
• Illustrated works
• Celebrities > 21st century > Pictorial works
• History
• Clothing and dress > History > Pictorial works
• Fashion > History > 20th century > Pictorial works
• 1900-2099
• Pictorial works

Genre/Form

• History.
• Pictorial works.
• Illustrated works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes index.

Contents

Foreword / Carolina Herrera -- Preface / Amy Fine Collins -- Introduction / Graydon Carter -- The 1930's: Prehistory: Post-depression-era glamour -- The 1940's: From frivolity to sobriety: Eleanor takes charge -- The 1950's: From austerity to luxury -- The 1960's: Beautiful people and elegant rebels -- The 1970's: Egalitarianism, crises and list-gate -- The 1980's: The Reagans, Di and the Dow -- The 1990's: The recession, indiscretion, and postmodern chaos -- The 2000's: The godmother and the guardians -- The complete lists -- Index -- Acknowledgements -- Photo credits.

Call Number

JQG 20-253

ISBN

• 9780847864133
• 0847864138

LCCN

2019943568

OCLC

1089850477

Author

Collins, Amy Fine, author.

Title

The International Best-Dressed List : the official story / Amy Fine Collins ; introduction by Graydon Carter ; foreword by Carolina Herrera.

Publisher

New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes index.

Chronological Term

1900-2099

Added Author

Carter, Graydon, writer of introduction.

Herrera, Carolina, 1939- writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

JQG 20-253