Zandra Rhodes: 50 Fabulous Years in Fashion, Zandra Rhodes and Dennis Nothdruft

Zandra Rhodes: 50 Fabulous Years in Fashion is a vibrant visual celebration of a fashion icon whose bold prints and theatrical silhouettes have defined British style for half a century. Co-edited by Zandra Rhodes herself with Dennis Nothdruft, the volume spans her extraordinary career with 260 colour and black-and-white illustrations across 208 generously sized pages. It captures Rhodes’s fearless aesthetic, from punk-infused evening gowns to hand-screen-printed textiles that continue to inspire designers such as Mary Katrantzou and Alice Temperle.

Featuring a luminous preface by Iris Apfel and a foreword by Suzy Menkes, plus contributions from fashion luminaries such as Anna Sui, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Marylou Luther, and Rajeev Sethi, the book intertwines narrative and archive. It not only marks the 50th anniversary of Rhodes’s eponymous label, but also celebrates her founding of London’s Fashion and Textile Museum—casting her work as both personal expression and cultural institution.

About the Author
Zandra Rhodes is a Dame of British fashion, renowned for her exuberant prints, innovative textile techniques, and sculptural garment construction. From punk to couture, her influence has shaped generations of designers and extended into museum curation through the Fashion and Textile Museum she founded.

Dennis Nothdruft, Head of Exhibitions at the Fashion and Textile Museum, provides authoritative curatorial oversight to this retrospective.

Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9780300244304