LE BOOK announces their latest installment of CONNECTIONS coming to New York City this June 8 and 9. The “creative professionals” tradeshow enters their seventh year and “continues to be a microcosm of the arbiters in taste, the best in image creation worldwide and a link between the most prominent artist representatives and an audience of the top global decision-makers: brand managers, creative and art directors, photo and fashion direc- tors, and image and communication executives.”

For those in the fields, CONNECTIONS is a strong event for portfolio/work presentation that allows you to connect in one spot with some of the very best minds working today. Please visit lebook.com/connections for more information.

The reference bible on fashion, design, photography, and production, LE BOOK, delivers a new “edition.” following NYC. They start it off with the UK. “Celebrating 30 years in print, LE BOOK stands at the epicenter of the most reliable service providers, the most talented creatives, and the most prestigious brands. LE BOOK is the world’s first and only trade publication for the Beauty, Design, Entertainment, Publishing, Advertising and Fashion industries. It has become an essential communication tool for advertising agencies, press and fashion brands.” The UK edition of Le Book is “dressed” by Gareth Pugh. Well done.

“LE BOOK - the international reference for the creative industry – announces the release of its New York 2009 edition, art by fashion “punk glamor god and design icon Stephen Sprouse (1953-2004). This year marks the five-year anniversary of Sprouse’s passing and LE BOOK is honored to have his work “dress” its publication, continuing a lineage of cover artists that includes Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, and Azzedine Alaïa.”

LE BOOK New York 2009 is available for pre-order from La Boutique online, and via MOMA Design, Colette, and other doors in mid-March.

More views from LE BOOK New York 2009 by Stephen Sprouse after the jump.

Le Book’s history of presenting a visual guide to the creative world spans more than 25 years. With editions published in New York, London, and Paris (in no particular order), Le Book "scour[s] the far corners of the world across all types of crearive industries to compile and showcase only the best of the best."

Their 2009 Paris edition was outiftted by Dries Van Noten and available now from Colette FR.

More views of Le Book Paris for 2009 after the jump.