Fashion & society books

In 1881, a writer in the Saturday Review called tattooing ‘an art without a history’. ‘No-one’, it went on, ‘has...  Read More >>

Exquisite and sumptuous, immaculately tailored, dignified and, above all, practical. The wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth...  Read More >>

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It concentrates on new mass developments in the design and manufacture of lightweight day dresses styled for younger...  Read More >>

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The essential guide to Karl Lagerfeld's tenure at Chanel from his early days in the 1980s, charting his constant...  Read More >>

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Christian Bérard worked freely in many artistic circles and fields, as a painter, designer of theater and film sets...  Read More >>

Marking the coronation of King Charles III, this is a lavishly illustrated celebration of the British Royal Family...  Read More >>

Miss Dior is a story of freedom and fascism, beauty and betrayal, roses and repression, and how the polished surface...  Read More >>

"""First published in 1956, What Shall I Wear? is revolutionary fashion designer Claire McCardell's collection of...  Read More >>

Minh-Ha T. Pham examines the practice of social media users monitoring the fashion market for the appearance of...  Read More >>

‘A sensual and intellectual pleasure from start to finish' - Deborah Levy We are all dressed. Ranging freely through...  Read More >>

Every item you buy remains on this planet in some form.  Read More >>

Following the explosions of ingenuity and evolution of London style, this illustrated reference is the perfect guide...  Read More >>

Following the evolution of a uniquely elegant capital - describing both the moments of ingenuity and enduring looks...  Read More >>

The emphasis of Fashion: Who, When, Why, Where? is based on logic developments and consequences, because it is more...  Read More >>

“A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair.” Times Literary Supplement Hair, or lack of it,...  Read More >>

“A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair.” Times Literary Supplement In the period 1450...  Read More >>

“A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair.” Times Literary Supplement The Middle Ages were...  Read More >>

“A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair.” Times Literary Supplement 19th and early 20th-century...  Read More >>

This book explores representations of the niqab in the UK and US as well as the wearing practices through which...  Read More >>

“A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair.” Times Literary Supplement The Enlightenment (1650-1800)...  Read More >>

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