ABOUT

Adelita is an exciting publishing imprint which showcases the very best in contemporary fashion, film, music, art, design and photography, combining fine writing, iconic imagery and visually striking design.

The list launched with The Look: Adventures in Rock & Pop Fashion by Paul Gorman, with a foreword by Malcolm McLaren and introduction by Paul Smith, which was critically acclaimed from The Times and The Guardian to Vanity Fair and Mojo.

Adelita Fiction launched in July with Essex Drugs & Rock'n'Roll, the first novel by ad-man and Big Brother contestant Jonathan Durden.

Fall 08, Adelita is set to unveil Rebel Rebel by Keanan Duffty, along with other exciting titles you can read about here.

What's behind the name?
The soldaderas who fought in the Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1921) were known as adelitas, named, it is said, after one particularly brave battlefield heroine who inspired other women to take up arms. The legend survives to this day and the female founder of Adelita – Publisher Jenny Ross – takes inspiration from the courage and zeal she and her cohorts displayed.