Fashion Masterclass. Defining design of the 20th and 21st centuries From Azzedine Ala??a, Crist??bal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, a century's worth of fashion greats from the permanent collection of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City are celebrated in this fresh edition of Fashion Designers A-Z. This accessibly priced and updated collection features photographs of approximately 500 garments selected from the Museum's permanent collection. From an exquisitely embroidered velvet evening gown to Mondrian-style minimalist chic, each chosen piece is selected not only for its beauty but for its representative value, distilling the unique philosophy and aesthetics of each of the featured designers. Texts by the museum's curators explain why each designer is important in fashion history and what is special about the garments featured. In her introductory essay, director and chief curator Valerie Steele writes about the rise of the fashion museum, and the emergence of the fashion exhibition as a popular and controversial phenomenon. Text in English, French, and German

• The rise of the Fashion Museum
• Adrian
• Akris
• Azzedine Alaia
• Giorgio Armani
• Augustabernard
• Balenciaga
• Balmain
• Geoffrey Beene
• Bill Blass
• Boudicca
• Thom Browne
• Burberry
• Stephen Burrows
• Pierre Cardin
• Bonnie Cashin
• Roberto Cavalli
• Chanel
• Ossie Clark
• Comme des Garcons
• Courreges
• Oscar de la Renta
• Ann Demeulemeester
• Jean Desses
• Christian Dior
• Dolce & Gabbana
• Etro
• Jacques Fath
• Fendi
• Mariano Fortuny
• Jean Paul Gaultier
• Rudi Gernreich
• Romeo Gigli
• Givenchy
• Madame Gres
• Gucci
• Halston
• Hermes
• Carolina Herrera
• Yoshiki Hishinuma
• Irene
• Marc Jacobs
• Charles James
• Donna Karan
• Kenzo
• Calvin Klein
• Michael Kors
• Christian Lacroix
• Karl Lagerfeld
• Helmut Lang
• Lanvin
• Ralph Lauren
• Lucien Lelong
• Louiseboulanger
• Mainbocher
• Martin Margiela
• Claire McCardell
• Stella McCartney
• Alexander McQueen
• Missoni
• Issey Miyake
• Moyneux
• Claude Montana
• Moschino
• Thierry Mugler
• Noir
• Norman Norell
• Rick Owens
• Jean Patou
• Paul Poiret
• Prada
• Pucci
• Gareth Pugh
• Mary Quant
• Paco Rabanne
• Zandra Rhodes
• Rodarte
• Narciso Rodriguez
• Maggy Rouff
• Ralph Rucci
• Yves Saint Laurent
• Giogio di Sant'Angelo
• Arnold Scaasi
• Schiaparelli
• Raf Simons
• Martine Sitbon
• Olivier Theyskens
• Isabel Toledo
• Undercover
• Valentino
• Dries van Noten
• Versace
• Vionnet
• Diane von Furstenberg
• Vivienne Westwood
• Xuly Bet
• Yohji Yamamoto
• Yeohlee
• Yu
• Zoran