Rebel Stylist, 9781788841481
Paperback
Meet Caroline Baker: the rebel who styled street fashion itself.

Rebel Stylist

caroline baker - the woman who invented street fashion

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2021

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Summary

Rebel Threads: The Provocative Style of Caroline Baker

“I have always been inspired by what was happening on the street – and anyway, I couldn’t afford the high fashion price tags.” - Caroline Baker

Caroline Baker is the antidote to high fashion. As the legendary fashion editor of Nova magazine in the 1960s, her style was quite literally cutting-edge (she famously chopped up clothes to achieve her desired looks). She is credited with challenging the status quo of the industr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781788841481
ISBN-10:1788841484
Author:Iain R. Webb
Publisher:ACC Art Books
Imprint:ACC Art Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:1 November 2021
Weight:1.25kg
Dimensions:270mm x 215mm
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Critics Review

“Featuring an array of – now – infamous covers and high fashion editorials crafted by Baker, readers are encouraged to bask in the success of her trail-blazing tale and indulge in the history of streetwear’s rise to the helm of the fashion industry.” - Wonderland“A fantastic delve into the story of fashion styling straight from the lips (and visual archive) of the lady who invented it all, Caroline Baker” - Navaz Batliwalla, disneyrollergirlCaroline Baker arrived in London with the necessary impetus and at the right time to become the creator of street style. [Translated from Spanish] - Malu Pandolfo, La Nacion“What makes this book a must-read? Author Iain R. Webb is a friend of Baker’s, so this is the inside story of a woman whose work is a masterclass in the art of style and subversion.” - Yahoo“1976… It was the fashion editing at its most original, carried out by one of the most influential stylists of the era: Caroline Baker, the architect of “street fashion”.” - VOGUE

About The Author

Iain R. Webb

Iain R. Webb is a writer, curator and academic. He is Professor of Fashion & Design at Kingston School of Art and also associate lecturer at Central Saint Martins and Bath Spa University. After studying fashion design at St. Martin’s School of Art (Central Saint Martins), Webb went on to serve as fashion editor of Blitz, Evening Standard, Harpers & Queen, The Times and Elle. He won the Fashion Journalist of the Year Award in 1995 and 1996, and has penned many fashion books, such as Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy, As Seen in Blitz, VOGUE Colouring Book and John Galliano for Dior.

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