Elegance: The Beauty of French Fashion

Join internationally renowned fashion illustrator Megan Hess as she explores the timeless beauty and glamour of ten of Frances best-loveddesigners in a stylish celebration of one of the world's favourite fashion destinations.From the courts of Versailles to the cobbled streets of Paris, French fashion has always been the epitome of elegance. Whether its Diors New Look, Yves Saint Laurents Le Smoking jacket or Chanels little black dress, the masters of French fashion understand that clothing is more than a craft: it's an art form.Megan Hess'slove for French stylesparked her career in fashion illustration. In these pages, she unspools the threads of ten legendary designers Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Givenchy, Chloe, Balmain, Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Celine to discover the origins ofhaute couture, prt--porter and everything chic.Accompanied by Megan's exquisite illustrations of current and archival collections,Elegance: The Beauty of French Fashiontells the story of how France's iconic fashion houses have influenced the very fabric of design.