Switched On: Women Who Revolutionized Style in the 60's
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Rating | : | 4.69 (586 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1681882612 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-02-15 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He is also the co-author of Veruschka. David Wills is an author, independent curator, photographic preservationist, and editor who has accrued one of the world's largest independent archives of original photographs, negatives, and transparencies. He has contributed material to many publications and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
About the Author David Wills is an author, independent curator, photographic preservationist, and editor who has accrued one of the world's largest independent archives of original photographs, negatives, and transparencies. He is also the co-author of Veruschka. In addition to Switched On, Wills has authored: Ara Gallant; Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis; Audrey: The 60s; Hollywood in Kodachrome; Seventies Glamour; The Cinematic Legacy of Frank Sinatra; Marilyn: In the Flash; Audrey: The 50s; and Vegas Gold. He has contributed material to many publications and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
For the first time in history, women dominated the zeitgeist; never before has this monumental time in fashion been so richly documented.Switched On takes you back to a time of looming social and cultural upheaval, when a cadre of energetic, creative, forward-thinking women explored undiscovered fashion terrain, and painted the backdrop for a transformative ten years. Greene, Patrick Lichfield, Gianni Penati, Sam Lévin, Arthur Evans, Loomis Dean, Susan Wood, Véronique Bucossi, David Hurn,