Koos van den Akker is vooral bekend geworden doordat hij de truien ontwierp die Bill Cosby in The Cosby Show droeg. Maar zijn verdiensten reiken veel verder dan dat. In 1968 sluit Van den Akker zijn Haagse couturesalon om met 168 dollar op zak en zijn naaimachine onder de arm zijn geluk in Amerika te beproeven. In 1970 opent hij zijn eerste winkel, om uiteindelijk in 1975 op de 'Gold Coast of Shopping' terecht te komen: Madison Avenue. Daarna volgen veel pieken en dalen, zowel zakelijk als pr...

An esteemed Dutch fashion illustrator, Piet Paris has been active in the international fashion world for more than two decades. His impressive client list includes Saks Fifth Avenue, 'Vogue', 'ELLE' and many other magazines. His style of bright colours, minimal lines, silhouetted female forms and clear-cut divisions of surface is readily recognisable. In this intimate monograph, author Hanka van der Voet traces how his technique has evolved over the years and pinpoints his influences, followi...

This book offers a glimpse into all the rooms and reception areas in the Modez Hotel of fashion and design in Arnhem. By means of words and pictures it explores the ideas behind the creation of each room as well as the design process and the designing of Piet Paris's Gesamtkunstwerk as a whole. With rooms by the People of the Labyrinths, Bas Kosters, Gijs Frieling and others.