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Being there
i'm straight and i love your book
I wish I could give it NO stars at all!
Mario is back!!
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Front Row Back Stage

Manufacturer: Bulfinch Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0821226320

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In Front Row/Backstage, Mario Testino's relaxed photos capture the fantasy of the high-fashion world. They take readers to recent fashion shows and are organized in an almost play-by-play manner. In the book's introduction, Vogue editor Anna Wintour reminds readers how Testino's signature style is clearly visible in his portraits of the late Princess Diana: "Although we had seen a million pictures of Diana, we had never seen her looking so relaxed, accessible and modern as when Mario photographed her." This accessible feeling is one that Testino projects onto all of his subjects. Here Testino shows the backstage preparation for the top designers' runway shows, the photographers preparing, the audience being seated, the models dressing, and the show itself. He has captured some of the most groundbreaking collections and innovative presentations, such as Alexander McQueen's flooded runway and his winter collection, during which snow poured down onto all of the models. Other noted shows include Yohji Yamamoto, Givenchy, Chloe, Christian Dior, and John Galliano. The moments Testino captures are timeless: they seem to hold so much beauty and effortless style that they feel current. Only a peek at the date of a show reveals that some images are from many collections ago. The action and movement of the shots give a whole new life to past and present visions of our fashion gurus and icons. --Amra Brooks

Book Description

Have a seat in the highly coveted front row to share an up-close view of whos wearing what on the catwalk. Then be rushed backstage to glimpse the chaotic, bawdy world behind the scenes of such fashion houses as Lacroix, Dior, Givenchy, Chanel, and Versace, to name a few. This beautiful volume captures the jetset-paced rhythm of the international fashion scene.

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Being there.......2000-02-25

I think Amazon's review comes close to capturing my sentiments about this book. Yes it's grainy, that's what the shows feel like with all of the smoke and noise and haste of all the magazine editors swooping in and out again for the next venue (did you read Suzy Menkes' Preface?); I find this to be a truthful documentary on what a fashion show IS. As far as Joesmoe taking these pictures...was HE there to do it? Only disappointment: where is that splashy production quality one associates with the jetset fashion world? Hint: is the next project going to be the longawaited book of masculine nudes!

i'm straight and i love your book.......1999-11-30

like his last book, testino explores the subcultures of society, this time the catwalks of fashion capitals. sure we may have seen this subject attemted before, however, testino's eye is less forgiving, bringing us the gritty realism of supermodeldom. long live testino

I wish I could give it NO stars at all!.......1999-11-27

The pics are AWFUL-extremely grainy black and whites,I mean I suppose they're meant to appear that way but WHY I haven't a clue.They just look blurry and EXTREMELY grainy to me.And they look like they could have been taken by any average Joe or Jane off the street.Furthermore,you can barely make out the people,and definitely not the fashions.I actually returned this book,I hated it so.Obviously,I do NOT reccomend it.Mario Testino's OTHER book,however,called Any Objections,is really cool and fun.It has a priceless shot of a lesbian trio of models,including my fav,Jenny Shimizu(plus Alice Temple-cool tattoo!-and some other gorgeous one I don't know the name of,but she has a cool lip ring...).By all means,buy that one.But don't waste your money on this one.

Mario is back!!.......1999-10-24

And again, with a great book. He is one of the best photographers in the world. Hey Mario, when's your new book coming out?!

When is your next book coming out?.......1999-10-24

Great book, can't wait for the next to come out. Great photographer

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Gauthier Gallet: Back Stage & Front Row

Manufacturer: Edition 7L
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3865210929
Release Date: 2005-04-15

Book Description

Description: Back Stage & Front Row is an all-access pass to the heady world of fashion and glamour, via the eyes of Gauthier Gallet. For almost 10 years, Gallet scanned behind-the-scenes and the front-rows at the ready-to-wear and couture shows in Paris, Milan, New York, and Tokyo, as well as some of the most star-laden parties of the past decade. Uncontrived, personal images, his photos show fabulous untouchables to be surprisingly human. These images are documents of our times, a compilation of encounters, and a continuous expression of Gallet's great talent. His uncalculated photographs reveal the strength of his subjects and capture, in a split-second, the "now," the moment. His unique working relationship with models, designers, and celebrities and their mutual trust is reflected in this collection of beautifully reproduced and timeless images. Back Stage & Front Row is at once a documentary of Gallet's work and a testimony to his great talent.

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