Glam grannies model for glossy new book by Vogue photographer Tim Walker - with all proceeds sent to charity for the elderly
- Walker collaborates with Lawrence Mynott and Kit Hesketh-Harvey
- The Granny Alphabet comes out November 11 for £24.95
- All proceeds are being donated to Friends of the Elderly
By DENI KIRKOVA
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In an industry obsessed with staying young, one fashion icon is celebrating grannies with a new book.
Legendary Vogue photographer Tim Walker collaborates with illustrator Lawrence Mynott and writer Kit Hesketh-Harvey for two volumes of coffee table book The Granny Alphabet.
The insightful coffee table book champions cool and fashionable older women.
The coffee-table book features features photographs of ladies of a certain age in cutting-edge fashions
Book one of this two-volume collection offers an assortment of Walker's characterful portraits
Walker's photographs of ladies of a certain age in cutting-edge fashions and strutting their own poses feature alongside Mynott's playful illustrations and Hesketh-Harvey's humorous words.
'Part photographic love letter to the elderly and part documentation of the dying breed of little old ladies who live down the lane,' in Walker's own words.
Book one of this two-volume collection offers an assortment of Walker's characterful portraits of grannies and the things dearest to them.
The first page of A Is For Alphabet features an older lady with a walking stick and chic croc bag
Snaps of their most treasured possessions accompany Tim's pictures of the stylish grannies
These are arranged alphabetically and accompanied by short, gently funny verses written by Hesketh-Harvey.
In Book two, fashion illustrator Lawrence Mynott contributes his own A–Z featuring 96 drawings of lively, fashionably fierce older ladies.
Spirited, stylish, sweet - there are granny archetypes of every stripe.
The affectionate two-volume A–Z is a whimsical vision of a rose-printed, feline-filled arcadia and will be irresistible to style-setters, photography enthusiasts and anyone touched by its delightful tribute to the grannies we love and admire.
Kit Hesketh-Harvey is an award-winning performer, composer, writer and translator while Lawrence Mynott is an illustrator, designer and portrait painter.
Mynott's work has appeared on Penguin book covers and has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
C is for Chic (left) and M is for Mink (right)
E is for Elegant (left) and X is for X-ray (right)
Artist-photographer Tim Walker has won a cult following for his flamboyant, lavishly staged and surrealist fashion photography. Now he brings his unique brand of very British fantasia to a subject close to his and all our hearts: grandmothers.
In the book you’ll find Lucinda, whose hat addiction shows no sign of waning (she even goes to bed in one), and Hattie, who’ll give you a humbug if you’re helpful.
The Granny Alphabet by Tim Walker, Lawrence Mynott and Kit Hesketh-Harvey (Thames & Hudson) comes in at £24.95 and is available to buy from Amazon form November 11.
All proceeds are being donated to Friends of the Elderly, fote.org.uk. Text 'Friends' to 70007 to donate £3.
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