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Age of Undress Art, Fashion, and the Classical Ideal in the 1790s
ISBN: HB: 9780300241204, Yale University Press, March 2020
216 pp., 25.4x19 cm, 180 colour illus.
"The Age of Undress" explores the emergence and meaning of neoclassical dress in the 1790s, tracing its evolution from Naples to London and Paris over the course of a single decade. The neoclassical style of clothing – often referred to as robe a la...
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£35,00
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Cloth that Changed the World The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz
ISBN: HB: 9780300246797, Yale University Press, February 2020
272 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, 300 colour illus.
hintz, a type of multicolored printed or painted cotton cloth, originated in India yet exerted influence far beyond its home shores: it became a driving force of the spice trade in the East Indies, and it attracted European merchants, who by the 17th...
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£35,00
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In Pursuit of Fashion The Sandy Schreier Collection
ISBN: HB: 9781588396969, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 2019
204 pp., 33x23.5 cm, 174 colour illus.
This handsome volume explores the modern discipline of fashion collecting, presenting remarkable works from one of the greatest private collection of 20th-century costume. This group of clothing and accessories, assembled over several decades by Sand...
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Off the Wall American Art to Wear
ISBN: HB: 9780876332917, Yale University Press, November 2019
216 pp., 25.4x21 cm, 250 colour illus.
This is the first publication to consider art to wear, also known as wearable art, as a discrete American movement that mirrored the cultural, political, social, and spiritual concerns of a generation that came of age in the late 1960s and 1970s. Tra...
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£35,00
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50 Fashion Designers You Should Know New Edition
ISBN: PB: 9783791385891, Prestel Publishing, October 2019
192 pp., 24x19.5 cm, 163 colour and black&white illus.
Fifty major fashion designers are profiled in this book with full-color spreads that showcase their most memorable creations. Red carpet regulars such as Armani, Prada, Calvin Klein, and Dolce & Gabbana are included, as well as the classic clothiers...
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£14,99
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Dress in the Age of Jane Austen Regency Fashion
ISBN: HB: 9780300218725, Yale University Press, October 2019
336 pp., 25.4x19 cm, 180 colour illus.
This lively book reveals the clothing and fashion of the world depicted in Jane Austen's beloved books, focusing on the long Regency between the years 1795 and 1825. During this period, accelerated change saw Britain's turbulent entry into the modern...
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£30,00
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Last Knight The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I
ISBN: HB: 9781588396747, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2019
304 pp., 27.9x23.5 cm, 266 colour illus.
Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) crafted a public persona and personal mythology that earned him the romantic sobriquet the "Last Knight" and that perpetuates his legend to this day. In his lifelong quest to establish himself as Europe's n...
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£50,00
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Esquire Dress Code A Man's Guide to Personal Style
ISBN: HB: 9781618372826, GMC Group, Hearst, October 2019
208 pp., 25.6x21.9 cm, colour illus.
This book takes the reader on a fashionable journey through photos of style icons from Mick Jagger and Steve McQueen to Lenny Kravitz and Robert Redford. With chapters on closet essentials, personal style, how to dress for your age, shape or occasion...
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£25,00
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Fashion Wankers It Takes One to Know One
ISBN: HB: 9781781453827, GMC Group, Ammonite Press, October 2019
128 pp., 23x17 cm, full colour throughout
"Fashion Wankers" is a celebration of fashionistas and fashionistos. Being a #FashionWanker is a good thing. Own it! Whether you are one, know one, love one or want to be one, this is the book for you. It will help you decide which sort of #FashionWa...
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£12,99
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Zandra Rhodes 50 Fabulous Years in Fashion
ISBN: HB: 9780300244304, Yale University Press, September 2019
208 pp., 29.2x20.3 cm, 260 colour and black&white illus.
"Zandra Rhodes" provides a luscious documentary of this leading British designer, spanning her 50-year career in fashion and textile design. The book showcases not only Rhodes's work but also her vivid personality and creative energy. Both a fashion...
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£30,00
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