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2009 · 226616 — Madrid : Tf. Artes Graficas 2009. First Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in the publisher's decorated cloth covers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 152 pages; Physical description; 152 p. : ill. chiefly col. ports. ; 42 cm. Other titles; Spanish fashion geography. Geography of Spanish fashion. ""The twenty-eight fashion designers presented in this book.From Elio Berhanyer the doyen of Spanish creators who is over eighty years old and still active to the youngest designer Alma Aguilar in adddition to the representative of the ""Movida Madrilena"" of the eighties Antonio Alvarado; the aesthete Jesus del Pozo; the colorist Agatha Ruiz de la Prada; the Galician industry of Roberto Verino Maria Freire and Kina Fernandez; the always important presence of the Basque creators such as Fernando Lemoniez Miguel Palacio Miriam Ocariz and Ailanto all of them have been greatly influenced by Balenciaga; the essentials like Angel Schlesser and Roberto Torretta; the Andalusian baroque of Victorio & Lucchino; the Valencian style of Francis Montesinos; the avant-garde of Devota & Lomba Amaya Arzuaga Ana Locking Jose Miro and Spastor; the exquisite fabrics of Carmen March and Juanjo Oliva; the traditional cut of Javier Larrainzar; the personal style of Lydia Delgado who links her label to Barcelona just like davidelfin and Duyos link theirs to Madrid or the lingerie of Andre´s Sarda´ that outshines all the rest""--From the preface by Modesto Lomba President Fashion Creators Association of Spain. Also includes illustrations of work by Mariano Fortuny Ortiz Echague Ignacio Zuloaga Julio Romero De Torres Cristobal Balenciaga Pertegaz and Antonio Del Castillo. Spanish title from front and back cover; English translation from p. 137. Summary; This book presents the reader with a selection of 28 of Spain's leading fashion designers including Agatha Ruiz de la Prada Miguel Palacios Amaia Arzuaga and Lemoinez showcasing their designs sketches and photos of their finished work and of the catwalks on which it was exhibited. This superb edition commences with an introduction briefly describing the history of Spanish fashion illustrated by the paintings of Julio Romero Torres Goya or Zurbaran and photos taken by some of the best fashion photographers of the 50s and 60s such as Irwin Penn and the Seeberger brothers. This book will undoubtedly delight the fashion enthusiast. Subjects; Fashion designers - Spain - History - 21st century. Fashion designers - Spain - History - 20th century. Fashion design - Spain - History - 21st century. Fashion design - Spain - History - 20th century. Madrid : Tf. Artes Graficas hardcover