Stephen Sprouse (19532004) was an American fashion designer and artist credited with pioneering the 1980s mix of "uptown sophistication in clothing with a downtown punk and pop sensibility". Inventive, enigmatic and supremely creative, he made art and clothing that captured the mood of the eighties. The authors of this book, Roger and Mauricio Padilha, possess the largest private collection of his work and were given exclusive access to his archives by his family for this project. They also obtained never-before-published images from photographers such as Steven Meisel, Bob Gruen, and Mert and Marcus. The book features a foreword by the novelist Tama Janowitz, one of Sprouse's closest friends. The release of this book coincided with a retrospective at Deitch Projects. The book has pink book edges and a pink Day-Glo dust jacket which has some tears at the crease lines. The inside is in very good condition.