Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook

World-renowned U.K. fashion designer Smith pays loving tribute to the cycling world in this well-designed scrapbook, which teems with paintings, lush color photographs, and stunning typography. The book covers the rich history of Smith's favorite sport, with evocative imagery that inspired Smith's designs over the years. After a bike crash at a young age destroyed Smith's dream of riding professionally, he set out on a path to his current career as fashion designer, but he never fell out of love with the sport, and continued to immerse himself in its past and present. He shares his musings in organized chapters on past and current heroes, style, great races, and his incredible collection of jerseys and bikes, shown in gorgeous close-up photographs. Smith depicts famous riders such as Fausto Coppi, Beryl Burton, Victoria Pendleton, Roger Riviere, and Eddy Merckx through intimate stories and impeccable scans of old magazine and newspaper articles as well as his friend Karl Kosinski's series of oil paintings of famous riders. Smith introduces famous races such as the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espa%C3%B1a with his own personal anecdotes about or connections to each race, and shares his own cycling memorabilia. This impressive book will appeal to design, fashion, and cycling aficionados alike. (June)