Description
From the modernist elegance of Coco Chanel to Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's punk-fuelled pirates, the appeal of nautical dress has cut a sartorial swathe for over two centuries. But how did garments such as the blue and white fisherman's top and peacoat cross over from uniform and workwear into fashionable dress? In Nautical Chic, the first and only book to look at the history of high fashion on the high seas, fashion historian Amber Jane Butchart traces the relationship between maritime dress and the fashionable wardrobe, uncovering stories, tracking the trends, and tracing the evolution of the style back to its roots in our seafaring past.
A glorious celebration of the perennially popular nautical style, tracing the history of its trends and impact on the clothes we love
About the Author
Amber Butchart is a fashion historian on a quest to reveal the secrets of our sartorial past. She is regularly called on to share her expertise on the fashion industry and its history, from Woman's Hour and BBC Breakfast to Great British Sewing Bee. She presents a regular 'In Conversation' series at the V&A museum, and has lectured on many aspects of fashion history at leading institutions including the British Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Tate Britain, British Library, and British Film Institute. She is an Associate Lecturer in Cultural & Historical Studies at London College of Fashion and a former visiting Research Fellow at University of the Arts London.
Reviews
'This book is a fascinating blend of politics, leisure and marine adventure and, although a scholarly work, it is written in a friendly, accessible tone' - Fashion Bookworm
'Evocatively illustrated with stand out archive imagery as well as inspirational contemporary fashion photography, Nautical Chic is the definitive history of coastal couture' - Time Out
'Full of seafaring style' - Sunday Mail
'A new history of fashion inspired by the sea ... the author traces the many threads linking our seafaring past with out catwalk present, charting how official navy dress, fisherman's workwear, bohemian Rivera style and the rebel pirate have become some of our most enduring looks' - Sunday Telegraph
'A new fashion history book that covers everything you need to know about stripy T-shirts and peacoats but were afraid to ask' - Guardian
'It's written in an accessible style, but full of historical and cultural glory' - Glamour
Book Information
ISBN 9780500517802
Author Amber Jane Butchart
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 1450g
Written in an accessible tone but grounded in years of research, Nautical Chic charts the nautical influence on fashion over five chapters, each of which considers a particular maritime profession: The Officer, The Sailor, The Fisherman, The Sportsman and The Pirate. Butchart weaves together politics, imperialism, war, leisure, trade, sport and seafaring adventure to tell the stories of garments - the duffle coat, the yellow fisherman's macintosh, the yacht club blazer - loaded with historical and cultural significance.
A glorious celebration of the perennially popular nautical style, tracing the history of its trends and impact on the clothes we love
About the Author
Amber Butchart is a fashion historian on a quest to reveal the secrets of our sartorial past. She is regularly called on to share her expertise on the fashion industry and its history, from Woman's Hour and BBC Breakfast to Great British Sewing Bee. She presents a regular 'In Conversation' series at the V&A museum, and has lectured on many aspects of fashion history at leading institutions including the British Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Tate Britain, British Library, and British Film Institute. She is an Associate Lecturer in Cultural & Historical Studies at London College of Fashion and a former visiting Research Fellow at University of the Arts London.
Reviews
'This book is a fascinating blend of politics, leisure and marine adventure and, although a scholarly work, it is written in a friendly, accessible tone' - Fashion Bookworm
'Evocatively illustrated with stand out archive imagery as well as inspirational contemporary fashion photography, Nautical Chic is the definitive history of coastal couture' - Time Out
'Full of seafaring style' - Sunday Mail
'A new history of fashion inspired by the sea ... the author traces the many threads linking our seafaring past with out catwalk present, charting how official navy dress, fisherman's workwear, bohemian Rivera style and the rebel pirate have become some of our most enduring looks' - Sunday Telegraph
'A new fashion history book that covers everything you need to know about stripy T-shirts and peacoats but were afraid to ask' - Guardian
'It's written in an accessible style, but full of historical and cultural glory' - Glamour
Book Information
ISBN 9780500517802
Author Amber Jane Butchart
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 1450g
