In this lavish book, star hairstylist Serge Normant starts with a single premise: today’s woman is as glamorous as ever. To prove his point, he has collaborated with the world’s top actresses and models – some of the great stars of our day – and cast them as they might have been at different moments of the twentieth century. These very modern women wear the trappings of history brilliantly: Susan Sarandon, the essence of Edwardian poise; Elizabeth Hurley, doubly exotic evoking Mata Hari and Josephine Baker; Kate Moss, impetuous as a disco diva.
Together, the photographs and text provide a mini-chronicle of the changing roles of women in the twentieth century.
Normant’s creations, Michael Thompson’s photography and Bridget Foley’s commentary make for a potent combination. This book is at once a dazzling celebrity portfolio, a compendium of looks from which to draw inspiration and a fascinating analysis of the evolution of fashion, style and beauty.
Format:
330 x 254 mm, 168 pp., >200 c./b&w. photo., hardback
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