History of Fashion

Style Legends, Rebels, and Visionaries is an inclusive and eclectic collection of 50 illustrated portraits by the immensely talented artist Bijou K...

The Offbeat Sari will explore how the sari has become a site for design innovation, an expression of identity, a form of resistance, and a crafted ...

Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinets Le Costume Historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive stud...

During Queen Victoria's long reign there were constant, often subtle, changes to men's clothing in the large, diverse and growing population. This...

Coco Chanel lived her own life as a romantic heroine. Fuelled by 19th century literature, she built a life which was partly myth and, partly, fact...

Sought-after, sophisticated and versatile, the Hermès carré is wearable art that never goes out of fashion. Unveiling the history and artistry of t...

There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not ...

'If you go to Tokyo, I think it becomes very obvious that there's this almost seamless mixture of popular culture and Japanese traditional culture....

From Carrie Bradshaw to Grace Jones, and from Nicki Minaj to Blair Waldorf, New York is the fashion 'it girl' capital of the world.Home of both lai...

London Couture is the first book to examine, in detail, the luxurious garments produced by the rarefied London couture industry - from lavish ballg...

The hat is one of our most beloved pieces of clothing, appearing in virtually every society. Through the centuries, hats have represented the most ...

WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE A strange and mesmerising piece of work Sunday Times An absolute masterpiece Laura Cumming An uncommon deli...

In 1947 Christian Dior rocked the fashion world with his New Look, which dominated postwar fashion and firmly secured the name of his house in the ...

This is the first in-depth exploration of the art and history of the kimono in Japan, told from the perspective of one of the country's oldest and ...

In this gorgeous style guide from the 50s, American fashion designer Anne Fogarty reveals the secrets of 'wife-dressing' - the art of looking chic ...

World-renowned artist Kaffe Fassett dives deep into the archives to reinvent his most beloved and classic fabric-based designs through an extraordi...

'A deep knowledge of and feeling for his subject' Sunday TimesKarl Lagerfeld, Chanel's iconic Creative Director for thirty-five years, was a cultur...

... fashion journalist Claudia Joseph opens the door to the worlds most coveted closet.  Elle Diana: A Life in Dresses chronicles Princess Dianas s...

This sumptuously illustrated book reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping ...