Martine Sitbon: Alternative Vision

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Influenced by her love for Parisian style, romanticism, and rock and roll, Martine Sitbon continues to be a major force in fashion. This is her long-overdue first book. Will appeal to Sitbon's many fans as well as buyers of Chloe (where Sitbon was head designer) and Carine Roitfeld. The definitive book on the career of fashion designer Martine Sitbon.

Martine Sitbon is a French fashion designer. She served as head designer for Chloe for nine seasons, and founded the eponymous label Martine Sitbon (later named Rue du Mail). Marc Ascoli is the art director responsible for the image branding of Jil Sander, Yohji Yamamoto, and Chloe, among others. Olivier Saillard is the director of the Palais Galliera, City of Paris Museum of Fashion. He is a renowned fashion historian and author. Fabrice Paineau is the publications director of Double Magazine. Jerry Stafford is a writer and creative director of Premiere Heure, an advertising and feature film production company based in Paris.

"...an extensive collection of images featuring the works of French designer Martine Sitbon by the hands of iconic photographers like Paolo Roversi, Peter Lindbergh, Nick Knight, Mario Testino and more" -Models.com "The book is filled with images by the likes of Nick Knight, David Sims, and Craig McDean, among many others, as well as archive pieces and more intimate Polaroids. And while Sitbon stressed that the fashion industry is a very different place now than it was in 1986 when she debuted her first collection, she hopes Alternative Vision will remind its readers of the beauty of research and creative exploration." -Fashion Unfiltered "Rizzoli's book about Martine Sitbon tells the story of an atypical and independent fashion designer. After a stint as Chloe creative director, Martine Sitbon went on to found her own label. As well as being known for her various creations, the designer has worked with some of the biggest fashion photographers in the business, including Nick Knight, Craig McDean and Jean-Baptiste Mondino. A selection of these photos feature in this coffee-table book, written by art director Marc Ascoli, fashion journalist Angelo Flaccavento and photographer Nick Knight." -Yahoo! Style