Following the success of 'You Look Awfully Like the Queen', this is a second anthology of hilarious and touching royal anecdotes, collected by Thomas Blaikie.
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El traje de caballero es uno de esos simbolos subestimados pero perdurables de la civilizacion moderna, escribe Christopher Breward al comienzo de este libro, y plantea que durante casi cuatrocientos anos, artistas y filosofos lo han senalado como evidencia de la incesante busqueda humana de la perfeccion.
the first clear anatomy of a confused decade, the 1990s - 'Bracewell, with great verve and style, animates the cultural conversation', Greil Marcus'Michael Bracewell is the most adroitly gifted writer of his generation.
The churches of Britain contain a remarkable heritage of exquisitely embroidered vestments, and cathedrals in particular hold some of the most beautiful textiles ever produced in Europe.
From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions insulation from the cold, protection from injury, and even ceremonial roles.
The churches of Britain contain a remarkable heritage of exquisitely embroidered vestments, and cathedrals in particular hold some of the most beautiful textiles ever produced in Europe.
Garments and accessories are prominent in almost all of William Shakespeare's plays, from Hamlet and Othello to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night.
Garments and accessories are prominent in almost all of William Shakespeare's plays, from Hamlet and Othello to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night.
This book reveals the impact of wartime and austerity on British fashion and tells the story of how a spirit of patriotism and make-do-and-mend unleashed a wave of new creativity among women who were starved of high fashion by shortages and rationing.
The source of tremendous power and the focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life and culture.
More than a footnote to the Second World War, or a foreword to the youth-obsessed exhilaration of the Sixties, the Fifties was a thrilling decade devoted to newness and freshness.
More than a footnote to the Second World War, or a foreword to the youth-obsessed exhilaration of the Sixties, the Fifties was a thrilling decade devoted to newness and freshness.
From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions insulation from the cold, protection from injury, and even ceremonial roles.
The Great Gatsby is that rare classic that inescapably defines the age from which it sprang: the Roaring '20s, an era of economic boom, stylish excess and above all an explosion of new and exciting fashions.
This book reveals the impact of wartime and austerity on British fashion and tells the story of how a spirit of patriotism and make-do-and-mend unleashed a wave of new creativity among women who were starved of high fashion by shortages and rationing.
The Great Gatsby is that rare classic that inescapably defines the age from which it sprang: the Roaring '20s, an era of economic boom, stylish excess and above all an explosion of new and exciting fashions.
The source of tremendous power and the focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life and culture.
Die Mode war schon »nutzergeneriert«, lange bevor der Begriff überhaupt aufkam: Was gerade »in Mode ist«, wird von Menschen bestimmt, die aus freien Stücken Produkte kaufen und tragen.
Nico, eine Ikone der Pop-Kultur – und für so viele ein Rätsel: Federico Fellini, der sie in «La Dolce Vita» sich selbst spielen ließ; Andy Warhol, der sie für seine Factory entdeckte; Lou Reed, in dessen legendärer Band The Velvet Underground sie roh und zart zugleich «I'll be your mirror» sang.
The point of departure here is three significant textiles and clothing cultures: China, India and Europe, and the common thread is how fashions and traditions have travelled through space and time.
