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The fashion chronicles : the style stories of history's best dressed / Amber Butchart.
By: Butchart, Amber.
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BookPublisher: London : Mitchell Beazley, 2018Description: Hardback illustrations ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781784723811 (hbk.) :; 1784723819 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Fashion -- History | Fashion -- Social aspects -- History | Fashion -- Political aspects -- History | Beauty and FashionDDC classification: 391.009 Summary: 'The Fashion Chronicles' is an exploration of the 100 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 u p or dismantle regimes. Here, explore the best-dressed figures in history, from Cleopatra to Beyonce, Joan of Arc to Ru Paul. 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.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult non-fiction book | Warrington Library History | 391.009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34143110375803 |
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'The Fashion Chronicles' is an exploration of the 100 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 u p or dismantle regimes. Here, explore the best-dressed figures in history, from Cleopatra to Beyonce, Joan of Arc to Ru Paul. 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.