Inventive, enigmatic, and supremely creative, Stephen Sprouse made art and clothing that captured the mood of the eighties. One of the first American designers to mix graffiti and a punk aesthetic with fashion, Sprouse manipulated conventional notions of style, and his unique sensibility has inspired designers from John Galliano to Raf Simmons to Marc Jacobs. Sprouse's career started in the late seventies, when, after working for Halston, he migrated to a warehouse on the Bowery and started making outfits for his neighbor, ...
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Inventive, enigmatic, and supremely creative, Stephen Sprouse made art and clothing that captured the mood of the eighties. One of the first American designers to mix graffiti and a punk aesthetic with fashion, Sprouse manipulated conventional notions of style, and his unique sensibility has inspired designers from John Galliano to Raf Simmons to Marc Jacobs. Sprouse's career started in the late seventies, when, after working for Halston, he migrated to a warehouse on the Bowery and started making outfits for his neighbor, Debbie Harry. The fashion world quickly embraced his innovative, culturally relevant sensibility and downtown edge. But Sprouse's inability to compromise his artistic vision for the rigid fashion business compromised his commercial success. The Padilhas possess the largest private collection of Sprouse's work, and were given exclusive access to his archives by his family for this project. They also obtained never-before-published images from photographers such as Steven Meisel, Bob Gruen, and Mert and Marcus. The book features a foreword by the novelist Tama Janowitz, one of Sprouse's closest friends. The release of this book coincides with a retrospective at Deitch Projects. The book will have four different jackets, each featuring a different Day-Glo color, these will be shipped at random. These colors are an homage to Sprouse's iconic album cover for Debbie Harry's Rockbird.
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New. 2009. 0th Edition. Hardcover. Stephen Sprouse exploded on the fashion scene in early 80s with vibrant Day-Glo creations. This title is the ultimate monograph of this cult fashion legend, following his career from his early days designing wardrobes for his neighbour Debbie Harry in the late 70s, to his ascent onto the New York fashion scene in the early 80s. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKB; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 263 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1960......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. Reflective silver and black pictorial boards with "Sprouse" to spine. Pages and art are clean, bright and unmarked. Text block has some light shelf wear; all edges sprayed bright neon orange. Boards are clean and bright; lower corners bumped. Binding is tight and square. Clear plastic dust jacket with "Sprouse" in neon orange to spine has light to moderate scuffing; creasing to corners and headcap with chip to top corner of rear flap; previous sale sticker to lower edge of rear cover.
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
A great book. Buy it if you love 80's fashion, art or celebrities, it's got the lot.
I love seeing his sketches in this book. He had started out designing as a child. He designed for Debbie Harry and Blondie, and art directed pop videos for them. He designed artwork for Duran Duran and Louis Vuitton. The book is packed with photos and sketches.
I used to talk to him at clubs in New York in the 90's, he was quiet and rather shy. I had no idea he was so talented.
