Catwalking: A History of the Fashion Model

by Harriet Quick

From mannequins to superbabes, in front of the camera and behind the scenes, a spectacular celebration of eight decades of the glittering, but not always glamorous, world of the fashion model. The author, Harriet Quick was honoured with the Vogue Writing Talent Award in 1992 after which she worked on Fashion Weekly before freelancing for the Face, I-D and Elle. She was fashion writer and stylist for The Guardian for two years, and now freelances for Arena, Elle and The Independent. This is a stunningly illustrated account of fashion modelling through the ages, CATWALKING – with a wealth of rare photographs and graphic material – looks at the changing role of the fashion model over nearly eighty years, from the days of the debutante mannequins to today’s supermodels and their successors.

Genres: Fashion

174 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Avslovesbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

thumbs up from me

[Erika · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting and fun, however beware and double check facts if you quote.