Smile i-D - Fashion and Style: The Best From 20 Years Of i-D. 600-page retrospective incorporating covers and spreads from the first 200 issues of the magazine. Published April, 2001 by Taschen.

The year 2001 marked i-D's 21st birthday. What better way to celebrate our coming of age than a book? Described by founder and editor-in-chief Terry Jones as "a cross between a menu and a diary", Smile i-D maps the magazine's journey beyond the veneer of regular fashion. Now that i-D is a household name, it's hard to believe that 21 years ago, street style was a nascent concept. Finding music, clubs and street culture more interesting than the traditional fashion world, Terry Jones abandoned his post as Art Director at British Vogue in 1977 to embark on a journey that has revolutionised not only the world of fashion magazines, but arguably fashion itself. Published in April, 2001 by Taschen, Smile i-D is a 600-page retrospective incorporating covers and spreads from the first 200 issues of the magazine. Featuring anyone who was anybody over the last 21 years, and plenty more stopped on the street just because they looked good, it includes photography by such international names as Wolfgang Tillmans, Nick Knight, David Sims (who photographed the book's cover star Kate Moss), Juergen Teller, Richard Burbridge and Craig McDean. Watch out for stars who appeared here before the rest of the world even knew who they were. And don't forget to check out the Madonna cover from issue 14: why is the mole on the wrong side of her face? You'll have to read the book to find out...

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