this collection brings together a unique series of in-depth profiles of leading fashion designers written over the last five years by the fashion editor Susannah Frankel. Originally featured in The Independent, The Guardian and Dazed and Confused, these interviews cover the work of the most influential designers of the past ten years, including successful British designers: Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith and Hussein Chalayan - as well as big international names from Japan, Italy, France and the USA: Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, Tom Ford, Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce and Gabbana, Donatella Versace, Sonia Rykiel and more.The interviews provide an insight into the designers' lives, comprehensive biographical detail and in-depth analysis into the way they think and work as well as documenting the cultural climate at the time. The book is illustrated with portraits, catwalk pictures and shots by some of the best fashion photographers both more established and up-and-coming working today, among them Robert Wyatt, Juergen Teller, Donald Christie, Mark Aleski, Justin Smith and Jane McLeish.