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Product Identifiers
PublisherMelbourne University Publishing
ISBN-10052286791X
ISBN-139780522867916
eBay Product ID (ePID)9038680069
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameIn the Front Row : How Australian Fashion Made the World Stage
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFashion & Accessories, Personal Memoirs, Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry, Fashion & Style
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaDesign, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
AuthorSimon P. Lock
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal746.920994
SynopsisIn The Front Row charts the rise of Australian Fashion Week, from one man's ambition to take Australian fashion to the world, to the glittering international event it is today. Simon P. Lock's determination placed Sydney on the international fashion week circuit, up there with New York, London, Milan and Paris. Lock's story takes you backstage for the twenty years that Fashion Week has wowed the world. It tells the story of daring designers, supermodels and celebrities and details how Australia's biggest fashion stars-Akira Isogawa, Collette Dinnigan, Peter Morrissey, Wayne Cooper, sass & bide, Zimmermann, Dion Lee and Ellery-got their start. He reveals the parts Miranda Kerr, Elle Macpherson, Linda Evangelista, Dita Von Teese and Gate Blanchett played in this often drama-filled adventure. In the Front Row reveals the feuds, frustrations and triumphs of producing one of Australia's most fabulous international events. Book jacket., "In the Front Row" charts the rise of Australian Fashion Week from one man s ambition to make the world take note of the frocks, fashions and models from down under to the glittering international event it is today. It takes you backstage for the 20 years Fashion Week has wowed the world. Always outspoken, Simon Lock gives insight into the multibillion dollar global ready-to-wear fashion business and proposes a number of controversial strategies for the development of the Australian industry.", In the Front Row charts the rise of Australian Fashion Week, from one man's ambition to take Australian fashion to the world, to the glittering international event it is today. Simon P. Lock's determination placed Sydney on the international fashion week circuit, up there with New York, London, Milan and Paris. Lock's story takes you backstage for the twenty years that Fashion Week has wowed the world. It tells the story of daring designers, supermodels and celebrities and details how Australia's biggest fashion stars--Akira Isogawa, Collette Dinnigan, Peter Morrissey, Wayne Cooper, sass & bide, Zimmermann, Dion Lee and Ellery--got their start. He reveals the parts Miranda Kerr, Elle Macpherson, Linda Evangelista, Dita Von Teese and Cate Blanchett played in this often drama-filled adventure. In the Front Row reveals the feuds, frustrations and triumphs of producing one of Australia's most fabulous international events.
