Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

The Fashion Chronicles : The style stories of history's best dressed, EPUB eBook

The Fashion Chronicles : The style stories of history's best dressed EPUB

EPUB

Please note: eBooks can only be purchased with a UK issued credit card and all our eBooks (ePub and PDF) are DRM protected.

Description

From BBC television and radio presenter Amber Butchart, The Fashion Chronicles is an exploration of 100 of the 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 up or dismantle regimes.

Here, explore the best-dressed figures in history, from Cleopatra to Beyonc , Joan of Arc to RuPaul. 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.

Entries include:
  • Tutankhamun

  • Boudicca

  • Eleanor of Acquitane

  • Genghis Khan

  • King Philip II of Spain

  • King Louis XIV of France

  • Catherine the Great

  • Marie Antoinette

  • Karl Marx

  • Amelia Earhart

  • Josephine Baker

  • Frida Kahlo

  • Malcolm X

  • Marsha Hunt

  • Beyonc

  • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  • ...and many more

Information

Information