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Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History from Sailors and Socialites to Mummies and Kings

Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History from...

Author: Matt Lodder
ISBN: 9780008402105
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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The Closet: A Coming-of-Age Story of Love, Awakenings and the Clothes That Made (and Saved) Me

The Closet: A Coming-of-Age Story of Love, Awakenings...

Author: Teo van den Broeke
ISBN: 9780008501532
Format: Hardback
$34.99

Throughout his life, clothes have provided an outlet through which journalist Teo van den Broeke understands both...  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: 9781350226357
Format: Paperback
$59.99

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

Chanel No. 5: The Perfume of a Century

Chanel No. 5: The Perfume of a Century

Author: Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson
ISBN: 9788854417946
Format: Hardback
$37.99

Starting with the liaison between Coco and a Russian prince and ending with today, this book tells the story of...  Read More >>

Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks that Shook the World

Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks that Shook the World...

Author: Deirdre Kelly
ISBN: 9781990823329
Format: Hardback
$54.99

John, Paul, George, and Ringo were more than great musicians: they were the quintessential fashion icons of one...  Read More >>

The Art of Hat-Making: Italian craftsmanship from the Cervo Valley

The Art of Hat-Making: Italian craftsmanship from the...

Author: Giovanni Previdi
ISBN: 9789198656671
Format: Hardback
$107.00

Cappellificio Cervo is to the world of millinery what the analog camera is to the world of photography: a place...  Read More >>

Fearless

Fearless

Author: Trinny Woodall
ISBN: 9780008605438
Format: Hardback
$49.99

'Everything you could ever want for any age of woman. This book will change your life.' – Davina McCall  Read More >>

Gay Men's Style: Fashion, Dress and Sexuality in the 21st Century

Gay Men's Style: Fashion, Dress and Sexuality in the...

Author: Shaun Cole (Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK)
ISBN: 9781474249157
Format: Paperback
$44.99

"""Drawing from the oral histories of gay men and analysis of popular gay press, the author presents a ground-breaking...  Read More >>

Gay Men's Style: Fashion, Dress and Sexuality in the 21st Century

Gay Men's Style: Fashion, Dress and Sexuality in the...

Author: Shaun Cole (Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK)
ISBN: 9781474249140
Format: Hardback
$112.00

"""Drawing from the oral histories of gay men and analysis of popular gay press, the author presents a ground-breaking...  Read More >>

Indian Sari: Sartoria and Semiotics

Indian Sari: Sartoria and Semiotics

Author: Vaibbhavi Pruthviraj Ranavaade (Chitkara University, Punjab, India)
ISBN: 9781032553412
Format: Paperback
$77.99

The sari has remained an essential part of culture, tradition and fashion in South Asia and India through many centuries....  Read More >>

Indian Sari: Sartoria and Semiotics

Indian Sari: Sartoria and Semiotics

Author: Vaibbhavi Pruthviraj Ranavaade (Chitkara University, Punjab, India)
ISBN: 9781032309101
Format: Hardback
$284.00

The sari has remained an essential part of culture, tradition and fashion in South Asia and India through many centuries....  Read More >>

Lessons From The Best Dressed Women In History

Lessons From The Best Dressed Women In History

Author:
ISBN: 9780859655576
Format: Paperback
$38.79

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Fashion-ology: Fashion Studies in the Postmodern Digital Era

Fashion-ology: Fashion Studies in the Postmodern Digital...

Author: Yuniya Kawamura (Fashion Institute of Technology, USA)
ISBN: 9781350331860
Format: Paperback
$44.99

This new edition of a classic work offers a concise introduction to the sociology of fashion, and demystifies the...  Read More >>

Fashion-ology: Fashion Studies in the Postmodern Digital Era

Fashion-ology: Fashion Studies in the Postmodern Digital...

Author: Yuniya Kawamura (Fashion Institute of Technology, USA)
ISBN: 9781350331877
Format: Hardback
$130.00

This new edition of a classic work offers a concise introduction to the sociology of fashion, and demystifies the...  Read More >>

How to Make a Mao Suit: Clothing the People of Communist China, 1949–1976

How to Make a Mao Suit: Clothing the People of Communist...

Author: Antonia Finnane (University of Melbourne)
ISBN: 9781009359993
Format: Paperback
$67.25

The founding of the PRC in 1949 resulted in the transformation of clothing in China. This pioneering history of...  Read More >>

Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel

Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel...

Author: Lucinda Hawksley
ISBN: 9781802797923
Format: Hardback
$55.00

This biography of the Pre-Raphaelite artists' muse takes Lizzie from the background of Dante Rossetti's life and,...  Read More >>

How to Make a Mao Suit: Clothing the People of Communist China, 1949–1976

How to Make a Mao Suit: Clothing the People of Communist...

Author: Antonia Finnane (University of Melbourne)
ISBN: 9781009359955
Format: Hardback
$207.00

The founding of the PRC in 1949 resulted in the transformation of clothing in China. This pioneering history of...  Read More >>

Why Don't I Have Anything to Wear?: Spend Less. Shop Smarter. Revolutionise Your Wardrobe

Why Don't I Have Anything to Wear?: Spend Less. Shop...

Author: Andrea Cheong
ISBN: 9781788709156
Format: Hardback
$34.99

Why Don't I Have Anything to Wear? will help you unlearn the habits that fast fashion and social media have instilled...  Read More >>

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

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

Author: Karen Homer
ISBN: 9781780972770
Format: Hardback
$24.99

An illustrated exploration of the story behind the fashion house Givenchy, from its creation in 1952 to its current...  Read More >>

Women's Dress in the Ancient Greek World

Women's Dress in the Ancient Greek World

Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (Cardiff University, UK)
ISBN: 9781914535369
Format: Paperback
$64.69

The clothing and ornament of Greek women signalled much about the status and the morality assigned to them. Yet...  Read More >>

The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe

The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe

Author: William A. Rossi
ISBN: 9781032562841
Format: Hardback
$194.00

First published in 1977, The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe examines the realities of foot and shoe eroticism practised...  Read More >>

The Hidden Life of Clothing: Historical Perspectives on Fashion and Sustainability

The Hidden Life of Clothing: Historical Perspectives...

Author: Rachel Worth
ISBN: 9781350180970
Format: Paperback
$44.99

Since the democratisation of the clothing industry in the early 19th century, buyers have become increasingly disconnected...  Read More >>

Black Hair in a White World

Black Hair in a White World

Author: Tameka N. Ellington
ISBN: 9781606354568
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Provides an in-depth study of the cultural history, perceptions, and increasing acceptance of Black hair in the...  Read More >>

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