GISELE BÜNDCHEN Taschen hardcover XXL-formaat design boek

GISÈLE BÜNDCHEN Taschen Engelstalig XXL-formaat 540 blz 4 kg. Uniek design boek van top model .

Born in the Brazilian countryside, and nearly six feet tall by the age of 14, Gisele Bündchen grew from humble roots into one of the most successful supermodels in the world. This book celebrates her 20-year milestone in the industry with a unique and spectacular collection of jaw-dropping glamour and intimate, personal insights.

Gisele was just 18 when she made her breakthrough in the S/S 1998 ready-to-wear “Rain” show of Alexander McQueen, who chose “The Body” thanks to her ability to walk in towering heels on a slippery runway. The same year, Gisele secured her first British Vogue cover, and swiftly became the most in-demand cover girl of her generation. The following year, she was chosen for the cover of American Vogue, shot by Steven Meisel, and lauded as “the return of the sexy model” with her bronzed, athletic beauty defying late-’90s grunge. Since then, Gisele has appeared on more than 1,000 covers around the globe, in approximately 450 fashion shows, and in multinational campaigns for the biggest fashion and beauty brands.

With more than 300 photographs, this book is curated and art directed by Giovanni Bianco. From Gisele’s legendary nude portrait by Irving Penn, chosen as the book’s cover, to iconic shots from such industry luminaries as Steven Meisel, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, David LaChapelle, Juergen Teller, Inez & Vinoodh, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, and Corinne Day, it is a unique artistic presentation of the most famous Brazilian export together with Pelé and Senna and the highest-earning model in the world. The breathtaking image collection is accompanied by an introduction by Steven Meisel and tributes from Gisele’s closest friends, family, and fashion leaders, who shed light on how and why she has become one of the greatest models of all time.

“…a retrospective of some of her most daring, controversial, and revealing editorial and commercial projects of the past 20 years.”

“[Gisele Bündchen] offers readers a sense of exclusivity and timelessness – one of those once-in-a-lifetime purchases to own a sliver of Bündchen’s inimitable legacy.”

Due to the overall size and color of the cover, which I absolutely love, this book sticks out no matter where you put it. For those unfamiliar with Taschen America Llc., they make some of the nicest art books I have ever seen and they certainly didn't disappoint this time around. In fact, this is one of the nicest books I have seen from them to date. Its got an absolutely striking and beautiful cover, a nice quality binding, and beautiful pages. This is an absolutely perfect coffee table style book. I guarantee if you put this book on your coffee table, it will literally be one of the very first things people notice when the enter the room. The color is like a magnet and just draws your attention to it. As for the interior of the book, it is literally just one beautiful page after another. I had actually forgotten just how many fashion editorials Gisele had been in over her career. Its not just impressive, its downright mind blowing.

Everyone who was anyone in fashion photography wanted to shoot Gisele and for good reason. There have been very few models over the years that could match her beauty and skills in front of the camera. She is an incredibly dynamic fashion model and anytime you pair her up with a great fashion photographer...well, the results are always spectacular. Its like a chemist mixing sodium and water. You know each and every time you do it the results are going to be spectacular. You get those same results when you put Gisele in front of a camera. Bottom line - there are a LOT of fashion photography books on the market with more and more being released all the time. Some deal with general fashion, some deal with specific photographers, and some deal with specific models. I literally have a book shelf full of fashion photography books and generally speaking, most of them are very nice books. That being said, this book is just in a completely different league than most of the other fashion books that hit the market. Books like this simply don't come around very often. Out of the 150+ fashion photography books that I own there are roughly 6-7 that I would deem absolutely irreplaceable. Gisele Bundchen is without question one of those books. Honestly, I feel guilty even calling this a book as its so head and shoulders above most of the other books on the market that it feels like your doing it a disservice simply calling it a book. A massive tome is a much better representation of what your getting and make no mistake about it, it is massive. And one of the most impressive things about it is that even at 536 pages, there feels like there is absolutely no filler in this book at all. Every single picture in this book deserves to be in this book. Its just beautiful Gisele pictures from front cover to back cover. Taschen proves yet again that they are one of the best art book publishers in the world. If your a fan of Gisele or even just a fan of fashion photography in general, this book should be the very next book you purchase. In fact, what are you waiting for? Just put the book in your cart and checkout already!. I guarantee with 100% certainty that you won't be disappointed. Art books simply don't get any better than this. As the title of my review states, its simply phenomenal in every possible way!! 5 stars and then some....!

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