Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Indian-influenced musical Bombay Dreams
is scheduled to première in April 2004 on Broadway, and with
that comes a high-profile introduction to Bollywood not only for
New York, but the whole of the United States. Bollywood: Popular Indian Cinema, published
by dakini books of London and distributed throughout North America
by PowerHouse books, New York, is a hard cover book at the centre
of the Indian cultural phenomenon in London. This visually stunning
book covers nearly 100 years of Indian film history, with over 500
exquisite high-quality images, including those rarely seen from
film archives. It celebrates the major players that have shaped
the Indian film industry into the far-reaching and world-renowned
body it is today. Written by some of the most prominent voices in
Indian film writing, there is no publication of remotely comparable
quality in the market-place.
Bollywood, standing for popular Hindi films possessing
mass appeal, has become one of the largest film industries in the
world, producing over 800 films a year. In the course of its century-long
history, it has steadily turned the myths, folk tales and legends
of India into the modernity of motion pictures. Today, Bollywood
attracts over one billion spectators worldwide, and is especially
unique for its use of music in every film.
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The
Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren
Weisberger $13·17
(save $8·78); £11·95
(US hardcover); £5·59
(UK paperback) €10,43
(UK paperback)
New York: Doubleday 2003, 368 pp., hardcover; London: HarperCollins
2003, 400 pp., paperback (US hardcover
edition pictured; paperback edition available October)
As reviewed by Phillip D. Johnson in Lucire (see his review,
Fashionable times here).
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands
the job a million girls would die for. Hired as the
assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful
editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office
that shouts, Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn,
a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish
women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight
leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym.
With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these
hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child. The Devil Wears Prada gives a rich and
hilarious new meaning to complaints about the boss from hell.
Narrated in Andreas smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it
traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted
at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail
parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter
to Mirandas children in Paris by private jet, to locating
an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired
a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the
piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each
and every dayand often late into the night with orders barked
over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the
prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top
job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the
merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea
begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may
just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether
or not the job is worth the price of her soul.
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Splash photographed by Veronique Vial $45.
New York: Powerhouse Books 2003, 192 pp., hardcover.
Released October 2003, celebrity photographer Vial takes a dip
into private pools, photographing Claudia Schiffer, Heidi Klüm,
Angie Everheart, Kristanna Loken, Claire Forlani, Jackie Chan and
more. With 232 colour photographs.
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Fashion Design by Sue Jenkyn Jones $20·97
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24,77
New York: WatsonGuptill 2002, 192 pp., paperback
A valuable primer on the fashion industry for the 21st century,
Fashion Design is the definitive reference for anyone who
is considering a career in the fashion industry. It describes the
qualities and skills needed to become a fashion designer; examines
the wide range of career opportunities available; and gives an authoritative,
balanced overview of the fashion business today. Using an approach
that unites history, theory, and practice, Fashion Design
aims to inform and inspire. Packed with over 300 illustrations,
here is practical guidance and proven advice on such topics as the
uses and language of clothing; patterns and fabrics; measuring,
cutting, draping, and sewing; building a collection; researching
and sketching; portfolios and self-presentation; plus much more.
It equips aspiring designers and other fashion professionals with
a valuable road map to this competitive, cutthroat industry. It
also serves as an excellent reference and career guide for professionals
interested in retail buying, marketing and sales, and other areas
of the fashion business.
Authored by Sue Jenkyn Jones, who teaches fashion
design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
in London and was once a designer for an international womenswear
brand.
As the creative director of Calvin Klein, where he worked for
nearly three decades, Zack Carr helped elevate the house to one
of the premier forces in fashion worldwide. His premature death
from cancer in 2000 cut short a life and career that indelibly altered
the status of American fashion; Carr helped make American style
"the look" and lifestyle a worldwide phenomenon.
Designed by former Harpers Bazaar creative director
Fabien Baronwhich for us is enough to recommend this book,
given Barons style-setting direction that in its own way pays
tribute to the look he pioneeredthis monograph celebrates
the excesses of the past decade. Author Hoare has been fashion director
at Harper's Bazaar under Liz Tilberis and British Vogue
under Anna Wintourso its fair to say she has seen it
all. Hoare has traveled the plains of Africa with Masai warriors
who prefer film to print work, shot on an active volcano, and worked
a rhinoceros into the picture.
Featured in Lucire most recently as the model who opened
the Lloyd Klein springsummer 2003 showbringing up memories
of the time she ODed at Studio 54Dickinsons life, even
years ago, could fill a king-size novel. This is the next best thing:
an autobiographical recount of the sex, drugs and parties of the
girl who began gracing magazine covers in the 1970s and 1980s. Celebrities
are covered, including her affairs with Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger,
Warren Beatty, Liam Neeson and Sylvester Stallone. The book celebrates
Dickinsons survival through all the hardships more than anything
elseand she will, particularly after this book, go down in
history as the woman who coined the word supermodel.
As featured in Lucire. The Bolide. The Plume. The Birkinobject
of lust in Sex and the City. Celebrating the must-have accessory
for the fashion conscious woman, Handbags is an obsessive,
irresistible visual extravaganza, featuring over 900 full-colour
photographs of the most luxurious, witty, covetable, talismanic
examples of the bagmaker's art and history.
The iconic Hermès Kelly bag, made from
first stitch to last by a single craftsperson. Judith Leiber's whimsical
minaudières, Moschino's smiley-face bag, Elsa Schiaparelli's
surrealist birdcage, and the ne plus ultra of
fashionable purses-the Chanel bag, reinvented for a new generation
by Karl Lagerfeld. There are novelty bags, evening bags, sculptural
bags, and class acts. Practical leather pochettes to carry a life,
and elegant little reticules for nothing more than a credit card
and a lipstick. Profiles of famous bag-makers: Jamin Puech, Kate
Spade, Carlos Falchi, and the poet of utility, Bonnie Cashin, with
her visionary Cashin Carry bags for Coach. Plus the
anonymous Florentine artisans whose specialist leather workshops
sprouted up in the fourteenth century.
The perfectly matched complement to shoes, Handbags
is about fashion, desire, secrecy, craftsmanship, art, and imagination
as well as about the changing roles of womeneverything that's
packed into every important bag. Includes timelines, fascinating
captions, and the It bagsanyone for a Fendi baguette?
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Earth
from Aboveby Yann Arthus-Bertrand and
Sophie Bessis; tr. David Baker $45·50
(save $19·50); UK edition The Earth from the Air£33·96
(save £5·99); €66,59
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 408 pp., hardcover; London: Thames &
Hudson 1999, 416 pp., hardcover
As seen in Lucireafter which it became an Amazon.com
best-sellerYann Arthus-Bertrand's portraits taken from the
air around the world not only show how much splendour resides on
our planet, but remind us of our responsibility to our fellow human
beings. Sustainable development is key, a lesson that we forgot
during the 20th century. The faces that appear, the natural majesty
that has formed, and the ability of the individual to make a change
all surface inspirationally from each image.
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Retro Chic: A Guide to Fabulous Vintage and Designer Resale
Shopping in North America and Online by Diana Eden and Gloria
Lintermans $15·16
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Los Angeles: Really Great Books 2002, 288 pp., paperback
Want to buy vintage but hate to marathon shop? Need that extra
something to spice up your little black dress? Hunger for contemporary
designer labels for a fraction of their retail cost? In Retro
Chic, style experts Diana Eden and Gloria Lintermans round up
over 500 must-shop spots in 15 cities from Los Angeles to New York
and Vancouver to Montréal, vintage expos across the US,
and fabulous web sites where fashionphiles from around the world
converge to find genuine treasures. Retro Chic goes beyond
mere store listings; the authors share their enthusiasm for discovering
great clothing, reveal insights and style secrets of prominent Hollywood
costume designers, and relate the passion and creativity of the
owners of these amazing stores. Extensively researched and oh-so-user
friendly, Eden and Lintermans' guide also tells you everything you
need to know to decode the trends and fads from the 1920s through
the dawn of the 21st century.
One of the most endearing and humorous books on marriage, enjoyed
by all who have read it. Holm writes of the adventures involved
surrounding the modern wedding (not to mention todays marketing
ploys)and how she confronts those practical issues as well
as deeper ones about marriage. Trivium: a photograph of the authors
real wedding to brand expert Denzil J. Meyers is reflected in the
image on the toaster.