KATE, STRASDIN
DFR INSIDE THE ROYAL WARDROBE
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350102347
- author:
- KATE, STRASDIN
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Unbranded
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 15.49 x 1.27 centimetres
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Fashion,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra Queen Alexandra's wardrobe is a treasure trove of royal dress and society in the second half of the 19th century. This in-depth study examines the surviving garments from Alexandra's wardrobe, including sumptuous court dress, politicised fancy dress, mourning attire, and elegant coronation gowns, to unlock a rich tapestry of royal fashion and history. Through a unique object-based methodology, curator and fashion scholar Kate Strasdin places these garments at the heart of the book, interpreting their relationships to issues such as body politics, power, celebrity, social identity, and performance. By examining original sources, including letters, travel journals, and newspaper editorials, as well as wardrobe accounts, memoirs, tailors' ledgers, and business records, Strasdin reveals a shrewd and socially aware woman attuned to the popular power of royal dress.
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