Packer, William: Fashion Drawing in Vogue

Preface by David Hockney.

"A tribute to the artists and the designers―and a touch of nostalgia."―The Guardian

The celebration of the art of looking good has always demanded talent, vision, and style, and the artists recruited to fill the pages of Vogue since 1909―when it was taken over by Condé Nast― have possessed these qualities in abundance. Their brilliant drawings chronicle not only fashion but also, with wit and delicacy, the whole comedy of manners that is the international social round.

William Packer, painter, writer, and art critic, collected the best drawings from over seventy years of Vogue for this classic volume,which features work by hundreds of artists, including Edouard Benito, René Bouché, Salvador Dalí, Georges Lepape, Harriet Meserole, Douglas Pollard, and John Ward. 90 color and 211 black-and-white illustrations