{"product_id":"iconic-my-life-in-fashion-in-50-objects-paperback-1","title":"Iconic: My Life in Fashion in 50 Objects - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZandra Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElla Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'From the winged cape she designed for Freddie Mercury to her white Biba boots, every piece tells a memorable tale.' \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A vivid and compelling picture of the broader fashion landscape between 1960 and the present day. Anecdotes? The book is full of them.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Dazzling from start to finish.' Joanna Lumley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this insightful memoir, Zandra shares her life story for the first time. Told through a variety of mementos collected over the years, it is \u003cb\u003ea vibrant account filled with rockstars and royalty\u003c\/b\u003e, of life-changing friendships and poignant reflections on her personal triumphs and tragedies, as well as the fears, sacrifices and pressures that come with being an era-defining designer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of poignant reflections and life lessons on \u003cb\u003eachieving success while defying convention\u003c\/b\u003e, Zandra takes the reader right alongside her as she recounts being inspired by her avant-garde mother to her time at the\u003cb\u003e Royal College\u003c\/b\u003e, from a road trip to Rome with\u003cb\u003e Ossie Clark\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCelia Birtwell\u003c\/b\u003e, to opening her first London store thanks to a kind loan from \u003cb\u003eVanessa Redgrave\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003eJoe Cocker\u003c\/b\u003e singing \u003ci\u003eWith a Little Help From My Friends, \u003c\/i\u003e from hanging out with \u003cb\u003eAndy Warhol \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eHalston\u003c\/b\u003e in New York's \u003cb\u003eStudio 54\u003c\/b\u003e to lifelong friendships with legends such as \u003cb\u003eKarl Lagerfeld\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDiana Vreeland\u003c\/b\u003e; from designing for everyone from \u003cb\u003eFreddie Mercury \u003c\/b\u003eto \u003cb\u003eDiana Ross\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePrincess Diana\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eBarbra Streisand \u003c\/b\u003eto founding the \u003cb\u003eFashion and Textile Museum\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCapturing the rich and unexpected life of a \u003cb\u003eBritish icon\u003c\/b\u003e, this memoir explores what it is to defy the norm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Zandra Rhodes has changed the course of fashion history.' Suzy Menkes, fashion journalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDame Zandra Rhodes has been a leading figure of the fashion industry for over five decades, celebrating her 50th year in fashion in September 2019 with a retrospective exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London, which she founded. Her skill as a print designer, perfection of the art-of-print as an intrinsic influence on garment shape and affinity for colour has resulted in a signature aesthetic that is undeniably unique and continues to stand the test of time. She has dressed some of the world's most stylish men and women from Freddie Mercury, Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross to Bianca Jagger, Debbie Harry and Princess Diana. She has also created costumes, winning an Emmy Award in the process. She has appeared in multiple television shows, from the cult series \u003ci\u003eAbsolutely Fabulous\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eMasterchef\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReal Marigold Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2015, she was made a Dame in recognition of her contribution to fashion and textiles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElla Alexander is a journalist and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e Contributing Editor. 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