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Updated: March 2002

RUNWAY
Photographs by Larry Fink
Introduction by Guy Trebay
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Winner of Best Photo Book, Photo District News, 2000

“He enhances the elegant flawlessness of models and the glamour of their entourages with an intensity that transforms off-the-cuff moments…into masterpieces of a kind.” —The New Yorker

“In his pictures, supermodels and socialites appear bored, fragile, and full of stage fright or as exhausted as furniture movers." —The New York Times

"...fashion, as Fink sees it, lies not in any imaginative cuts of fabric but in the system of social relations that supports a business parasitically dependent on youth and illusion." —"Coffee Table" by Andy Grundberg, Bookforum

"Fink, a wry, left-wing ex-beatnik, id possibly the world's least likely fashion commentator—which is precisely why his photographs...are so fabulous." Cover story and 4 page feature, The Independent Magazine (London)

“Rest assured, both style and substance are alive and well in this damning—and damn amusing—book.” —Graphis

“Acclaimed photographer Larry Fink freezes time backstage, behind the scenes, and beyond the velvet ropes, leaving us with an entertaining, surreal record of the fashion industry undressed.”
—Tear Sheet

"Runway focuses on the more surreal, almost eerie backstage settings of Milan, Paris, and New York's fashion scene. Fink captures the entire 'world' of fashion shows from designers, assistants, models, buyers, press—even hordes of photgoraphers covering the shows. Runway comes off as more of a social documentary than a photgoraphic reportage. The photographs are disturbingly beautiful, capturing a moment—albeit a seemingly incompletel moment—in time."Flaunt

"In Runway, the celebrated photographer has captured the stranger-than-fiction world of fashion perfectly, removing a little of the mystique that surrounds the industry’s key players.” —“Fashion News” Harpers& Queen

“This book is like a Reese’s peanut butter cup—two great tastes that go great together.”
—The Picture Professional

“…We are grateful for Fink’s sharp eye that has shown us what few get to see, for Larry Fink sees it all.”
—North Shore News

“Working with the fluidity of a photojournalist and the assurance of an artist, he nails a model’s glazed self-absorption, a designer’s manic concentration, and the many moods of a VIP posse in an instinctively composed flash.” —“Radar,” Out

“This book makes a subject that has been a bit played out lately seem both vital and interesting.”
—Picture

"Feed your fascination for fashion with Larry Fink's Runway. Fiunk snaps style in the making with pictorials capturing chic moments from backstage at the runways of Milan, Paris, and New York, This uncensored take gives readers a bird's-eye glimpse of the fittings, functions, and frivolity of a culture that has us all mesmerized."American Salon

“Everyone should buy 10 copies.” —“Shelflife,” Detour

“Documentary photographer Larry Fink brings his guerilla tactics to the rarefied world of fashion..."
—Featured interview, Detour

"You may not like the people on the runway, but the pictures are terrific.” The Detroit News

"Fashionistas take note: no drama queens allowed when Fink is about." High Life

More Press Coverage !!
“Fanfair” full page feature, Vanity Fair
Interview in “Sunday Magazine” The Allentown Morning Call
“The Book Report” Entertainment Today
"Bookmarks” Nylon
“Thersday” section, 4 page except, The New York Daily News
Ten-page excerpt in Detour

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