W Magazine: 50 Years/50 Stories

(Hardback)

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The definitive collection of Ws most iconic and boundary-pushing photographic stories, published over the magazines fifty-year history.

Since its founding in 1972, W has worked with the worlds best photographers and writers, celebrating their most ambitious and creative work. The stories in this book offer a knowing, insiders peek into the top echelons of the world of style over the past 50 years.

Historic and boundary-breaking stories include 'One for the Ages',by Steven Klein, in which the model Amber Valletta is seen ageing over the course of a century; hallucinatory photographs by Tim Walker of Tilda Swinton bringing to life eccentric historical characters; an art project by the artist Richard Prince, in which he both comments on and appropriates celebrity imagery; exclusive shoots of pop culture icons like Dolly Parton; playful series of fabulous faux advertising campaigns shattering the sacrosanct lines between advertising and editorial by Steven Meisel; daring covers that perfectly capture the era of the supermodel including Naomi, Kate, Cindy, Linda, Christy, and Gisele; revealing portraits of the most original and creative personalities that includes fashion designers, film directors, artists, interior designers, and musicians; and 1970s party coverage in the early, halcyon days of W.

Reviews

"Founded in 1972, W magazine has been capturing the cultural zeitgeist for 50 years. To celebrate the milestone, this volume enlists the magazines many friends to curate a collection of Ws most iconic moments. With gorgeous shots, thought-provoking extracts, and a whole chapter dedicated to Kate Moss, its a likely hit with the fashion conscious and followers of art and culture."NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"Founded in 1972, W magazine has been capturing the cultural zeitgeist for 50 years. To celebrate the milestone, this volume enlists the magazines many friends to curate a collection of Ws most iconic moments. With gorgeous shots, thought-provoking extracts, and a whole chapter dedicated to Kate Moss, its a likely hit with the fashion conscious and followers of art and culture."NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"Allow us, for a moment, to toot our own horn. For the past five decades, as the fashion and publishing industries have been dramatically transformed, W has held firm on its essential mission: larger-than-life storytelling. That doesnt mean, of course, that the magazine hasnt evolved over time. Fifty Years Fifty Stories, a new tome published by Rizzoli, out this month, tracks key moments in the publications history."W MAGAZINE
"Founded in 1972, W magazine has been capturing the cultural zeitgeist for 50 years. To celebrate the milestone, this volume enlists the magazines many friends to curate a collection of Ws most iconic moments. With gorgeous shots, thought-provoking extracts, and a whole chapter dedicated to Kate Moss, its a likely hit with the fashion conscious and followers of art and culture."NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"Allow us, for a moment, to toot our own horn. For the past five decades, as the fashion and publishing industries have been dramatically transformed, W has held firm on its essential mission: larger-than-life storytelling. That doesnt mean, of course, that the magazine hasnt evolved over time. Fifty Years Fifty Stories, a new tome published by Rizzoli, out this month, tracks key moments in the publications history."W MAGAZINE

"W Magazine has given cutting edge, fashion-forward photography, design, and cultural history a home in its pages and on its iconic covers since 1972. Now a glitzy new book gathers 50 favorites featuring talent radiating from both sides of the lens from Richard Prince working out his appropriation game to Steven Meisel taking the mickey out of advertising tropes plus zeitgeisty captures of the 70s party scene and the supermodel canon."LA WEEKLY

Author Bio

Sara Moonves is the editor in chief of W.