Huggy Ragnarsson
Elite Street The Elite Model Look: A Fashion and Style Manual
1st Edition, 1998
Virgin Books
$60
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Published in the 1990s, when Elite Model Look was the most powerful scouting platform in fashion, Elite Street captures the machinery behind the making of a supermodel in an era before social media. Compiled by Huggy Ragnarsson, the book gathers photographs, insider advice, competition insights and behind-the-scenes material from the global contest that launched countless international careers. Hundreds of images trace the process in detail across open calls, test shoots, runway rehearsals and backstage evaluations. Part manual, part industry artefact, the book breaks down the codes of the profession revealing how walk, posture, attitude and instinct could transform a teenager into international commodity. The text is enriched by the voices of some of the era’s most iconic supermodels as Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Karen Mulder, and Claudia Schiffer share their firsthand observations, illuminating not only the technical aspects of modelling but also the personal experience of navigating the intense pressures of a global fashion stage.
Condition: Good (minor signs of wear to cover) 147 pages, 22.5 × 26cm