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Book Synopsis"Fashion is balance, with a dash of theatre," was Nino Cerruti's favourite bon mot. This monograph, the most substantial on him to date, is an entertaining and gorgeously illustrated homage to the great Italian fashion designer, whose deconstructed jackets and supple fabrics revolutionised menswear in the 1960s. He took over the family business, which his father established in 1881, at the age of 20 and immediately began to make his mark. In 1965 he opened a boutique in Paris where he launched women's fashion, being the first designer to focus on pants (this at a time when many restaurants in Paris denied women entry if they were wearing pants). He dressed generations of movie stars, both on and off screen, including Jean-Paul Belmondo, Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Richard Gere (wearing a Cerruti suit in Pretty Woman), Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, Tom Hanks, and Kathleen Turner, among others. This book showcases the elegant nonchalance and uncompromising creativity that went into his designs and follows his career as one of the great pioneers of 20th century fashion.
Trade Review"A beautifully illustrated book about the fabulous career of Nino Cerruti… it is the only Cerruti monograph available and has exclusive access to the family archive." - Knightsbridge
Table of Contents8 Preface, Cindi Cook 10 Letter to My Father, Julian Cerruti 14 Foreword, Jason Basmajian 21 LIFE 27 A Creative Soul From the Start 38 Italian Roots, An International Perspective 59 CREATIVITY 74 Family Business 90 A Woman’s Touch 94 Completing the Picture 102 The Age of Excess 110 A Return to Understated Elegance 118 And Then There Was the Yellow Sweater 121 ESPRIT 147 On French Shores 150 The Stuff of Legend 160 Racing Days 167 LEGACY 188 Biography and Acknowledgements 190 Photo Credits
