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Fashion is a big bubble, and sometimes I feel like popping it.' Alexander McQueen, 2009 This definitive publication on Alexander McQueen (1969 - 2010) invites you into the creative mind and world of one of Britain's most brilliant, darin...

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Revealing the elaborate embroidery, intricate pleats and daring cuts that make up some of the 20th centurys most beautiful garments, this book explores the specific techniques used by couturiers as tastes and textile technologies evolved. Work by ...

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WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE A strange and mesmerising piece of work Sunday Times An absolute masterpiece Laura Cumming An uncommon delight Observer Claire Wilcox has been a curator of fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum for most of...

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An exploration of the role of the handbag in the history of culture, fashion, and material production The history of the handbagits design, how it has been made, used, and wornreveals something essential about women's lives over the past 500 ...

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Illuminating the evolution of bag designs and uses from the medieval period to today, the author explores early drawstring creations and richly worked ecclesiastical purses, before looking at large work bags of the 18th century, and by contrast th...

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“He brought a uniquely British sense of daring and aesthetic fearlessness to the global stage of fashion. In such a short career, Alexander McQueen’s influence was astonishing—from street style, to music culture and the world&rsq...

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Without fear-immune to the germ by the deep inoculation of their scholarship-contributors to this volume, all eminent champions of human freedom, examine the specter of political totalitarianism.

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"e;There were they in great fear, where no fear was."e; Psalms 53:5Just about the time that families in America began to view televisionand to attain the world's highest living standardthe United States succumbed to a dangerous disease . I...

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A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR'I am overwhelmed by this book. It is an absolute masterpiece. A book of such beauty and profundity, of such poetry in its emotion and observation ... I found my sense of life transformed by her writing as I often find ...

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WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE'A strange and mesmerising piece of work' Sunday Times 'An absolute masterpiece' Laura Cumming'An uncommon delight' Observer Claire Wilcox has been a curator of fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum for mos...

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Anyone who has ever found the configuration of the Bible to be confusing will enjoy The Seven Days: Making Sense of the Bible's Structure. Claire Wilcox asks, "If all Scripture is God-breathed, then wouldn't the Bible's structure also be divinely ...

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Anyone who has ever found the configuration of the Bible to be confusing will enjoy The Seven Days: Making Sense of the Bible's Structure.Claire Wilcox asks, "e;If all Scripture is God-breathed, then wouldn't the Bible's structure also be divi...

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Anyone who has ever found the configuration of the Bible to be confusing will enjoy The Seven Days: Making Sense of the Bible's Structure. Claire Wilcox asks, "If all Scripture is God-breathed, then wouldn't the Bible's structure also be divinely ...

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At a moment of unprecedented creativity in men's fashion, and continuing reflections on gender, contemporary designers are questioning established forms, seeking to liberate wearers from traditional models of masculine dress. This book combin...

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Spanning four centuries, the V&A's Fashion Collection is the most comprehensive in the world, housing unrivalled collections of dress, accessories, shoes and hats from the seventeenth century to the present day. This thoroughly revised and red...

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In 1954, following her death, Frida Kahlo's possessions were locked away in the Casa Azul in Mexico City, her lifelong home. Half a century later, her collection of clothing, jewellery, cosmetics and other personal items was rediscovered. Fri...

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This book is written for providers of broad training backgrounds, and aims to help those who care for people with EDs, overweight and obesity provide evidence-based care. The goal of the book is to provide these providers with a straightforward re...

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This book is written for providers of broad training backgrounds, and aims to help those who care for people with EDs, overweight and obesity provide evidence-based care. The goal of the book is to provide these providers with a straightforward re...

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This book is written for providers of broad training backgrounds, and aims to help those who care for people with EDs, overweight and obesity provide evidence-based care. The goal of the book is to provide these providers with a straightforward re...

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