This illustrated and designed book celebrates the lives and work of the great twentieth-century fashion illustrators, as chosen by David Downton. With a foreword by the model Carmen Dell'Orefice, the book follows the careers of Downton's favourite artists, from the great social portraitist of the belle époque, Giovanni Boldini, to the architect of 1980s' New Wave glamour, Tony Viramontes (including along the way such names as Erté, Carl Erickson, René Bouché, Andy Warhol and Antonio Lopez). The book concludes with a portfolio of David Downton's own work, featuring drawings of the Paris haute couture shows and portraits of contemporary icons such as Dita Von Teese and Erin O'Connor.