Author: Amber Butchart
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
ISBN: 1784725633
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
From BBC television and radio presenter Amber Butchart, The Fashion Chronicles is an exploration of 100 of the most fascinating style stories ever told. From Eve's fig leaf to Hilary Clinton's pantsuit, the way we choose to clothe our bodies can carry layer upon layer of meaning. Across cultures and throughout history people have used clothing to signify power and status, to adorn and beautify, even to prop up or dismantle regimes. Here, explore the best-dressed figures in history, from Cleopatra to Beyoncé, Joan of Arc to RuPaul. Some have influenced the fashion of today, while some have used their clothing to change the world. But all have a sartorial story to tell. Entries include: Tutankhamun Boudicca Eleanor of Acquitane Genghis Khan King Philip II of Spain King Louis XIV of France Catherine the Great Marie Antoinette Karl Marx Amelia Earhart Josephine Baker Frida Kahlo Malcolm X Marsha Hunt Beyoncé Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...and many more
The Fashion Chronicles
Author: Amber Butchart
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
ISBN: 1784725633
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
From BBC television and radio presenter Amber Butchart, The Fashion Chronicles is an exploration of 100 of the most fascinating style stories ever told. From Eve's fig leaf to Hilary Clinton's pantsuit, the way we choose to clothe our bodies can carry layer upon layer of meaning. Across cultures and throughout history people have used clothing to signify power and status, to adorn and beautify, even to prop up or dismantle regimes. Here, explore the best-dressed figures in history, from Cleopatra to Beyoncé, Joan of Arc to RuPaul. Some have influenced the fashion of today, while some have used their clothing to change the world. But all have a sartorial story to tell. Entries include: Tutankhamun Boudicca Eleanor of Acquitane Genghis Khan King Philip II of Spain King Louis XIV of France Catherine the Great Marie Antoinette Karl Marx Amelia Earhart Josephine Baker Frida Kahlo Malcolm X Marsha Hunt Beyoncé Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...and many more
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
ISBN: 1784725633
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
From BBC television and radio presenter Amber Butchart, The Fashion Chronicles is an exploration of 100 of the most fascinating style stories ever told. From Eve's fig leaf to Hilary Clinton's pantsuit, the way we choose to clothe our bodies can carry layer upon layer of meaning. Across cultures and throughout history people have used clothing to signify power and status, to adorn and beautify, even to prop up or dismantle regimes. Here, explore the best-dressed figures in history, from Cleopatra to Beyoncé, Joan of Arc to RuPaul. Some have influenced the fashion of today, while some have used their clothing to change the world. But all have a sartorial story to tell. Entries include: Tutankhamun Boudicca Eleanor of Acquitane Genghis Khan King Philip II of Spain King Louis XIV of France Catherine the Great Marie Antoinette Karl Marx Amelia Earhart Josephine Baker Frida Kahlo Malcolm X Marsha Hunt Beyoncé Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...and many more
A Catalogue of Valuable New and Second-hand Books
Author: Willis and Sotheran
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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A Catalogue of valuable New and Second-Hand Books, English and Foreign ... now on sale ... by Willis and Sotheran
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Chronicles of London
Author: Charles Lethbridge Kingsford
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 958
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 958
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Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, Including the Additions Made Since 1882
Author: George Peabody Library
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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The Chronicle of Hats in Enjoyable Quotes
Author: Ida Tomshinsky
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479799092
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
This is a standard reference for anyone who is interested in the history of essential fashion accessory – the hat. The hats always were used to protect, to express identity, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others. Main developments in the timeline of hats from ancient past to modern present, including the phenomenon of the must-have accessory covering the top of the head.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479799092
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
This is a standard reference for anyone who is interested in the history of essential fashion accessory – the hat. The hats always were used to protect, to express identity, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others. Main developments in the timeline of hats from ancient past to modern present, including the phenomenon of the must-have accessory covering the top of the head.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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The Living Age
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Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Littell's Living Age
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Chambers' Edinburgh Journal
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Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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