The royal wardrobe : a very fashionable history of the monarchy / Rosie Harte.

By:

Harte, Rosie [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Headline, 2023.Description: xii, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:

9781035404285
1035404281
9781472297464
1472297466

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DDC classification:

391.02 23/eng/20230613

Summary: What the hell happened to Charles II's pubic hair wig? How did Princess Diana's revenge dress become so iconic? Fashion for the Royal Family has been one of their most powerful weapons and plays a key role in why they still exist today. Their clothes are imbued with meaning, with history, and with majesty but at their core they tell a story. Their clothes reveal complex individuals with fears, preferences, demands, and insecurities just like us, sometimes they are weird and wonderful, sometimes they are stately and dramatic, either way they explode with the personalities of the people that wore them. From the TikTok sensation, Rosie Harte, The Royal Wardrobe dives into a horrible history and colourful past that will surprise and fascinate. From the Tudors to the Victorians right through to the 21st Century family rife with drama and division, there is so much still to uncover and explore. Their clothes tell stories and hide secrets, you just need to know how to read them.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Pop-Up Library Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	391.02 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		W00025723

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What the hell happened to Charles II's pubic hair wig? How did Princess Diana's revenge dress become so iconic? Fashion for the Royal Family has been one of their most powerful weapons and plays a key role in why they still exist today. Their clothes are imbued with meaning, with history, and with majesty but at their core they tell a story. Their clothes reveal complex individuals with fears, preferences, demands, and insecurities just like us, sometimes they are weird and wonderful, sometimes they are stately and dramatic, either way they explode with the personalities of the people that wore them. From the TikTok sensation, Rosie Harte, The Royal Wardrobe dives into a horrible history and colourful past that will surprise and fascinate. From the Tudors to the Victorians right through to the 21st Century family rife with drama and division, there is so much still to uncover and explore. Their clothes tell stories and hide secrets, you just need to know how to read them.

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