Bronwyn is the founding chairperson of the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize, which is being held in Manhattan this year.
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As editorial director of Swarovski TV, Bronwyn made a series of films in New York, London and Milan about the designers with whom Swarovski collaborated for autumn/winter 2011.
Hotel Il Pellicano
“The real heart of the book, which captures the soul of Il Pellicano, is the large central section that begins with a delightful recap of its history and its evolution to what it is today. Written by Bronwyn Cosgrave, it is full of glittering names and amusing anecdotes.” An Andrew Harper Blog
"A fascinating insight into the rise of the leisure class in the 20th century." Creative Review
Bronwyn Cosgrave discovered the illustrious legacy and continuing seductive allure of Hotel Il Pellicano producing a full history of the legendary outpost for Hotel Il Pellicano which Violette Editions published in April 2011. One of the hippest and most beautiful destinations in the world, Hotel Il Pellicano, located on the Argentario, is a hangout for many from the design, fashion and art worlds. With photographs by the great chroniclers of yesteryear glamour, John Swope and Slim Aarons – as well as recent pictures by Juergen Teller, one of the most influential fine art and fashion photographers working today, the book presents a comprehensive and artful perspective on this modern-day dolce vita.
Made for Each Other: Fashion and the Academy Awards
"Delicious," U.S. Vogue "Delectable," New York Times
"Gossip of the highest class," Times Literary Supplement
Bloomsbury published Made For Each Other, Fashion and the Academy Awards in hardback and paperback respectively in February 2007 and January 2008. The first in-depth analysis of the Oscar fashion phenomenon, it is also an insiderate's account in which, for the first time, legendary actresses and fashion's A-list - that is, leading designers, Hollywood stylists and costume designers - candidly reveal their Oscar preparations. Cosgrave also uncovered the vintage images and commissioned a group of originals appearing throughout this work.
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Sample: Cuttings from Contemporary Fashion
"Exactingly edited," the Financial Times
"Gorgeous - there's a lot of energy and creativity on these pages," the Atlantic
Phaidon Press published Sample: Cuttings from Contemporary Fashion in hardback and paperback respectively in June 2005 and September 2006. This daringly designed survey of international fashion presents 100 contemporary designers whose work is considered groundbreaking by 10 curators enlisted as contributors by Cosgrave, its editor, including Alexander McQueen, Arianne Phillips and Brana Wolf. Upon its launch Saks Fifth Avenue's Manhattan flagship devoted six windows facing Rockefeller Center to Sample's display. The Gaurdian selected it as one of 2005's best books.
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Costume & Fashion: A Complete History
"Beautiful...engaging," Publisher's Weekly
Hamlyn published Costume & Fashion, A Complete History in hardback and paperback respectively in November 2000 and August 2003. From the style of the Ancient Egyptians to Roman extravagance, the birth of the Dandy and haute couture, Costume and Fashion chronicles the evolution of fashion from a social, cultural, and historical perspective.