François Nars - X-Ray

Publisher: Powerhouse Books
Year: 1999
Format: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Good *shelf wear to dust jacket and covers*
Pages: 256
Size: 28.5 x 38.5cm

A collection of over 200 portraits of Nars' favourite personalities from the worlds of fashion, design, and film. With a foreword by André Leon Talley.

“This collection of portraits is not about fashion, though fashion is present. The world of the stylish is disappearing, diluted from wine to water by the media. This book is my attempt to distill that elite at the turn of the third millennium. I had the privilege to photograph many of my icons who filled my dreams as a boy. But style is not simply the purview of the privileged. I also had the pleasure of capturing on film people who aren’t famous, have no designer clothes, and would never be seen at an awards show. Rich or poor, well known or unknown, of all different ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds, each of my subjects has a style and personality that I felt deserved to be recognized.

“In these X-Rays I tried to expose each person’s individuality in one true moment.”

—François Nars