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Anna: The Biography

Anna: The Biography

Author: Amy Odell (author)
ISBN: 9781838957254
Format: Hardback
$45.00

This definitive biography of Anna Wintour chronicles the steep climb of an ambitious young woman who would, with...  Read More >>

Ralph Lauren's Polo Shirt

Ralph Lauren's Polo Shirt

Author: Ralph Lauren ,  Ken Burns
ISBN: 9780847866304
Format: Hardback
$85.00

Embodying a chic casualness and ease that is uniquely American, the iconic Polo shirt has become a cool cultural...  Read More >>

Fashion, Women and Power: The Politics of Dress

Fashion, Women and Power: The Politics of Dress

Author: Denise N. Rall (Southern Cross University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781789384611
Format: Paperback
$47.95

As never before, women are rightfully in positions of political power, and into the maelstrom of mass media challenges...  Read More >>

Great War Fashion: Tales from the History Wardrobe

Great War Fashion: Tales from the History Wardrobe

Author: Lucy Adlington
ISBN: 9780750999359
Format: Paperback
$62.99

The journey through Great War Fashion is not just about the changing clothes and fashions of the war years, but...  Read More >>

The Queen: 70 years of Majestic Style

The Queen: 70 years of Majestic Style

Author: Bethan Holt
ISBN: 9781788794275
Format: Hardback
$50.00

The past 70 years have seen a 25-year-old Princess transform into a nonagenarian monarch who was respected and loved...  Read More >>

Little Book of Valentino: The story of the iconic fashion house

Little Book of Valentino: The story of the iconic fashion...

Author: Karen Homer ,  Karen Homer
ISBN: 9781802790146
Format: Hardback
$24.99

A pocket-sized, illustrated book depicting the work and life of Valentino Garavani.  Read More >>

Red, White, and Blue on the Runway: The 1968 White House Fashion Show and the Politics of American Style

Red, White, and Blue on the Runway: The 1968 White House...

Author: Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
ISBN: 9781606354322
Format: Paperback
$73.92

Using eyewitness accounts as well as carefully preserved records, artifacts, and previously unpublished images,...  Read More >>

European Fans: The Untold Story

European Fans: The Untold Story

Author: Hahn Eura Eunkyung
ISBN: 9781785514128
Format: Hardback
$32.99

“European Fans” explores the thematic, stylistic and production aspects of 66 carefully selected European 18th to...  Read More >>

British Dandies: Engendering Scandal and Fashioning a Nation

British Dandies: Engendering Scandal and Fashioning...

Author: Dominic Janes
ISBN: 9781851245598
Format: Hardback
$59.99

Dressy men as a type of celebrity have played a distinctive part in the cultural and even in the political life...  Read More >>

The Fashion Show: The stories, invites and art of 300 landmark shows

The Fashion Show: The stories, invites and art of 300...

Author: Iain R Webb
ISBN: 9781802790832
Format: Hardback
$69.99

The story of the haute couture catwalk, through an exclusive collection of VIP invitations. Spanning over 45 years...  Read More >>

The Colour of Fashion: The Story of Clothes in Ten Colors

The Colour of Fashion: The Story of Clothes in Ten Colors...

Author: Caroline Young
ISBN: 9781802790849
Format: Hardback
$34.99

Telling stories drawn from across history, The Colour of Fashion delves into the significance of colour in dress,...  Read More >>

Megan Hess: The Little Black Dress

Megan Hess: The Little Black Dress

Author: Megan Hess
ISBN: 9781743797358
Format: Hardback
$26.99

A little book celebrating the little dresses that redefined fashion.  Read More >>

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair

Author: Anya Hindmarch
ISBN: 9781526629739
Format: Paperback
$22.99

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I've been waiting for this book all my life and everyone needs to read it' Claudia...  Read More >>

Foot Work: What Your Shoes Tell You About Globalisation

Foot Work: What Your Shoes Tell You About Globalisation...

Author: Tansy E. Hoskins
ISBN: 9781474609869
Format: Paperback
$26.99

An urgently needed exploration and expose of the shoe industry, and the damage it is doing to workers, consumers...  Read More >>

Little Guides to Style II: A Historical Review of Four Fashion Icons

Little Guides to Style II: A Historical Review of Four...

Author: Emma Baxter-Wright
ISBN: 9781802792126
Format: Hardback
$79.99

The second instalment in the Little Guides to Style series, featuring four stunning fashion books in one box set....  Read More >>

Little Book of Balenciaga: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House

Little Book of Balenciaga: The Story of the Iconic Fashion...

Author: Emmanuelle Dirix
ISBN: 9781787398306
Format: Hardback
$24.99

A pocket-sized, illustrated book depicting the work and life of Balenciaga the couturier.  Read More >>

The Fashion Show Goes Live: Exclusive and Mediatized Performance

The Fashion Show Goes Live: Exclusive and Mediatized...

Author: Rebecca Halliday (University of Victoria, Canada)
ISBN: 9781350226340
Format: Hardback
$180.00

Beginning with Alexander McQueen’s infamous attempt to live stream his 2009 Plato’s Atlantis collection on SHOWStudio,...  Read More >>

Crafting Anatomies: Archives, Dialogues, Fabrications

Crafting Anatomies: Archives, Dialogues, Fabrications...

Author: Professor Katherine Townsend (Nottingham Trent University, UK) ,  Rhian Solomon (Practising Artist, UK)
ISBN: 9781350242432
Format: Paperback
$61.99

The human body lies at the centre of our relationship to fashion and textiles. Crafting Anatomies explores how the...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Western Fashion: From Haute Couture to Virtual Couture

A Cultural History of Western Fashion: From Haute Couture...

Author: Professor Bonnie English (Late of Griffith University, Australia) ,  Nazanin Hedayat Munroe (New York City College of Technology, USA)
ISBN: 9781350150898
Format: Paperback
$52.99

Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Western Fashion: From Haute Couture to Virtual Couture

A Cultural History of Western Fashion: From Haute Couture...

Author: Professor Bonnie English (Late of Griffith University, Australia) ,  Nazanin Hedayat Munroe (New York City College of Technology, USA)
ISBN: 9781350150881
Format: Hardback
$160.00

Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect...  Read More >>

Glossy: The inside story of Vogue

Glossy: The inside story of Vogue

Author: Nina-Sophia Miralles
ISBN: 9781529402773
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The Story of the World's Greatest Fashion Bible, Vogue magazine.  Read More >>

Worn: Footwear, Attachment and the Affects of Wear

Worn: Footwear, Attachment and the Affects of Wear

Author: Ellen Sampson (Northumbria University, UK)
ISBN: 9781350294547
Format: Paperback
$46.99

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2021 “Beautifully written, entirely...  Read More >>

Busks, Basques and Brush-Braid: British dressmaking in the 18th and 19th centuries

Busks, Basques and Brush-Braid: British dressmaking...

Author: Dr Pam Inder (Independent Scholar, UK)
ISBN: 9781350242838
Format: Paperback
$61.99

The dressmaking trade developed rapidly during the 18th and 19th centuries, changing the lives of thousands of British...  Read More >>

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