Four Books Explore Fashion, Illustration, and Cinema
A roundup of four recent books examines fashion from diverse perspectives, including illustration, art history, brand history, and Hollywood oral history. 'Il favoloso mondo di Yuko Higuchi' (L'ippocampo, 2022) showcases the surreal illustrations of Tokyo-based artist Yuko Higuchi, known for her fantasy creatures and collaborations with Uniqlo and Gucci. 'Les iconophages' by Jérémie Koering (Actes Sud, 2021), winner of the Prix Pierre Daix 2022, explores the history of image ingestion from antiquity to contemporary art. 'Gucci. Un impero del lusso made in Italy' by Marcello Albanesi (Diarkos, 2022) recounts the Gucci family saga, published just before Alessandro Michele's departure. 'Hollywood. The Oral History' by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson (HarperCollins, 2022) compiles testimonies from over 3,000 film professionals, from silent era to digital age.
Key facts
- Yuko Higuchi's book published in Italy after nearly a decade.
- Higuchi collaborated with Uniqlo and Gucci.
- Jérémie Koering's book won the Prix Pierre Daix 2022.
- Koering is professor of modern art history at University of Fribourg.
- Marcello Albanesi's book on Gucci published just before Alessandro Michele's departure.
- Gucci has been owned by French conglomerate Pinault since 1999.
- Basinger and Wasson's book includes over 3,000 Hollywood professionals.
- The oral history project began in 1969.
Entities
Artists
- Yuko Higuchi
- Jérémie Koering
- Marcello Albanesi
- Jeanine Basinger
- Sam Wasson
- Alessandro Michele
- Lady Gaga
- Salma Hayek
- François Pinault
- Ridley Scott
- Steven Spielberg
- Jordan Peele
- Raoul Walsh
- Frank Capra
- Leo McCarey
- Fritz Lang
- Howard Hawks
- Lillian Gish
- Edith Head
- Walter Plunkett
- Ginger Rogers
Institutions
- L'ippocampo edizioni
- Actes Sud
- Diarkos
- HarperCollins
- University of Fribourg
- Uniqlo
- Gucci
- Pinault
- Hollywood
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Milan
- Italy
- Arles
- France
- Santarcangelo di Romagna
- Reggio Emilia
- New York
- United States