PATRICK MAURIES

The most famous embroidery house in the world, Maison Lesage has collaborated with the greatest names in the history of fashion, from Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Cristobal Balenciaga and Christian Dior to Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy and, of course, Chanel, which counts Lesage as one of its Metiers d'Art ateliers. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography of Maison Lesage's historic creations and illuminated with texts by Patrick Mauries, Maison Lesage is both a tribute to exceptional craftsmanship and a journey through 100 years of fashion at its most sumptuous and inventive.

The best-selling Chanel Catwalk was the first book to gather every Chanel collection ever created by Karl Lagerfeld in a single volume. Now fully updated to include Lagerfeld's final collections for the house and those of his right-hand and successor, Virginie Viard, this revised edition includes twenty-eight new collections. This definitive publication features a concise history of Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard's time at Chanel as well as brief biographical profiles of each designer.The collections (from Haute Couture and Ready-to-Wear to Cruise and Metier d'arts) are organized chronologically. Each one is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images, showcasing hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and of course the top fashion models who wore them on the runway. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.

" The only book on Yves Saint Laurent's accessories and an unprecedented glimpse into his highly confidential archives Includes YSL's most iconic pieces, such as the stilettos designed for the Mondrian dress and the bird-shaped earrings inspired

* Las frases célebres del legendario diseñador Yves Saint Laurent sobre alta costura, mujer, estilo y elegancia, en un precioso formato. * Fundada por Yves Saint Laurent y Pierre Bergé en 1962, poco despues de que el joven modista dejara su puesto al frente de Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent se convirtio en una de las casas de alta costura mas exitosas e influyentes de Paris. * Con Le Smoking, el primer traje de esmoquin para mujer, de 1966, Saint Laurent tambien presento creaciones iconicas inspiradas en el arte, desde vestidos de Mondrian hasta preciosos bordados de Van Gogh y la famosa coleccion Ballets Rusos. El diseñador puso en primer lugar a las mujeres que vestian su ropa y estaba decidido a cambiar las actitudes de la epoca. Podia ser muy critico con la industria de la moda y se veia a si mismo como un artesano que entendia perfectamente a su cliente. Este es un regalo perfecto para los seguidores de la moda y de Yves Saint Laurent, que capta la esencia de un autentico visionario.