- Adelita (imprint)
Adelita is an independent UK book publishing imprint which specialises in design, fashion, music, photography, art and film.
The publisher's founder and owner Jenny Ross named the company after the soldaderas who fought in the Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1921).
La Adelita was a particularly brave battlefield heroine who inspired other women to take up arms.Adelita was launched in the spring of 2006 with . This study of the combination of popular music with visual style was written by
Paul Gorman , with a foreword byMalcolm McLaren and introduction byPaul Smith . The Look was launched in Japan to coincide with the opening of Paul Smith’s flagship store, Space, in Tokyo and has been accompanied by Adelita events at theV&A ,London College of Fashion andCentral Saint Martins . It also spawned a club-night and a fashion label,The Look Presents .In the summer of 2008, Ross launched Adelita Fiction with "Essex Drugs & Rock'n'Roll", the first novel by millionaire ad-man, columnist and
Big Brother contestantJonathan Durden .November 2008 sees the publication of
Reasons To Be Cheerful , a celebration of the life and work of the pioneering graphic artistBarney Bubbles written by Paul Gorman with an introductory essay by designerPeter Saville and a foreword byBilly Bragg .March 2009 sees the publication of
Rebel Rebel by New York-based British fashion designerKeanan Duffty . With a foreword byBP Fallon , Rebel Rebel will be published in the US in September 2009 byRizzoli .Links
* [http://www.adelita.co.uk/ The Adelita website]
* [http://www.adelita.co.uk/images/Adelita_catalogue_2008.pdf Adelita's downloadable 2008 catalogue]
* [http://www.rockpopfashion.com The Look website]
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