With a foreword by celebrated designer Anna Sui, and rarely seen material from the great fashion houses, Invitation Strictly Personal permits you to share in the fashion show experience!
 
The fashion show invitation is a remark of intent, providing the first inkling of the designer’s vision for that season. Invitation Strictly Personal presents a unique number of 300 invitations that span the past four decades, from both in a position-to-wear and haute couture houses in the fashion capitals of New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Here are one of the key, unforgettable fashion moments such as Alexander McQueen’s Memorial “Show” at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Stella McCartney’s first show for Chloe, and John Galliano’s return to the runway in spring 1994 with the give a boost to of Anna Wintour. Some of the invitations come from the personal number of award-winning writer Iain Webb, accumulated over his years as a fashion correspondent. This unique volume also features program notes, lookbooks, posters, and promotional objects—all rarely to be had out of doors the fashion industry.