What Is Beauty?: New Definitions from the Fashion Vanguard

As we approach the millennium, traditional notions of beauty are being shattered in the push toward new visions. How have we come to define beauty in an age of androgyny, anorexia, heroin chic, and cosmetic surgery? In this gorgeous and provocative book, the world's top image-makers from the fashion and beauty industry have been challenged by the renowned fashion and beauty editor Dorothy Schefer to give the latest answers to the age-old question: What is Beauty? Their insights are enhanced by visionary quotes from industry professionals and celebrities such as Jodie Foster, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Grace Mirabella, Diane Von Furstenberg, Jil Sander, and Karl Lagerfeld, plus stunning visual contributions from more than seventy-five of the world's greatest fashion photographers, including Richard Avedon, Steven Meisel, David LaChapelle, Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Peter Lindbergh, Mario Testino, Herb Ritts, and Arthur Elgort