{"product_id":"givenchy-catwalk-9780500024904","title":"Givenchy Catwalk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first and only comprehensive overview of Givenchyâs collections, presented through catwalk photography and published in collaboration with the celebrated fashion house.     Founded by the dashing Hubert de Givenchy in 1952, the house would go on to symbolize the height of effortless elegance, as embodied by Givenchyâs muse (and close friend) Audrey Hepburn. After its founderâs retirement in 1995, John Galliano first took the reins of the house, before being succeeded by a young Alexander McQueen, who created his first (and only) haute couture collections for Givenchy. More recently, Italian designer Riccardo Tisci took the brand into a resolutely contemporary direction following his appointment in 2005 (dressing icons such as BeyoncÃ), followed by Clare Waight Keller and American designer Matthew M. Williams.     This definitive publication â the only monograph in print on the house of Givenchy â opens with a concise history of the fashion house before exploring the collections the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sui generis offering for which the late founder sets the tone: “The shortest path to elegance is simplicity\"' - Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e'The infamous Catwalk book series, published by Thames \u0026amp; Hudson, are made up of the modern day fashion worshipper’s holy bibles ... The Catwalk books are extraordinary in mapping out fashion trajectories lost to the pre-digital age' - SHOWStudio","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402750107991,"sku":"9780500024904","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500024904.jpg?v=1730481402","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/givenchy-catwalk-9780500024904","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}