Tartan - Jeffrey Banks; Doria De la Chapelle
romancing the plaid
KORTE INHOUD
William '"Braveheart" Wallace did battle in it. Queen Victoria decked Balmoral in it. Madonna donned it to strut around the stage. Tartan, the beloved symbol of kin, clan and nation to the Scots, has evolved into one of the world's favourite fabrics. Serving as inspiration for designers of everything from haute couture to furniture, tartan mania is in full swing. Fashion world insiders Jeffrey Banks and Doria de La Chapelle have written the definitive images to tell the story of tartan, bringing together a dizzying array of images to tell the story of tartan's humble beginnings to its current status as the ultimate emblem of great taste and high fashion. nnIn addition to chronicling tartan enthusiast from every age - including the incomparably fashionable Duke of Windsor whose closet was jam-packed with tartan kilts - Tartan Charm profiles the designers who've made tartan an integral part of their work, from punk-inspired provocateurs Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Alexander McQueen to the more re...
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Original blind stamped red boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations, (including photographs), folio.; Slightly foxed on cut; lower part of spine dust jacket slightly discoloured. [Auteur: Banks, Jeffrey
Banks, Jeffrey] [Pagina's: 288] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: New York : Rizzoli] [Jaar: 2015] [Titel: Tartan Charm: From Braveheart To Burberry]
Banks, Jeffrey] [Pagina's: 288] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: New York : Rizzoli] [Jaar: 2015] [Titel: Tartan Charm: From Braveheart To Burberry]
