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The Day of the Peacock
Ross, Geoffrey Aquilina; Breward, Christopher
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Description for The Day of the Peacock
Hardcover. In the 1960s men's fashion witnessed an extraordinary rebirth that led to lasting social, cultural and commercial change - what media commentators came to coin the Peacock Revolution. This title takes a look at the shops, celebrity photographers, tailors and fashionable dressers who made up the scene. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 900.
In the 1960s men's fashion witnessed an extraordinary rebirth that led to lasting social, cultural and commercial change - what media commentators came to coin the Peacock Revolution. "The Day of the Peacock" takes a fascinating look at the shops, celebrity photographers, tailors and fashionable dressers who made up the scene - all illustrated with photographs, outfits and ephemera drawn from the V&A's superb archives. Broad in range and scope, and neatly evoking the 60s atmosphere of optimism and opportunity, the author looks at the era's most dashing figures - including John Stephen, Tommy Nutter, Cecil Beaton,Mick Jagger and Patrick ... Read more
In the 1960s men's fashion witnessed an extraordinary rebirth that led to lasting social, cultural and commercial change - what media commentators came to coin the Peacock Revolution. "The Day of the Peacock" takes a fascinating look at the shops, celebrity photographers, tailors and fashionable dressers who made up the scene - all illustrated with photographs, outfits and ephemera drawn from the V&A's superb archives. Broad in range and scope, and neatly evoking the 60s atmosphere of optimism and opportunity, the author looks at the era's most dashing figures - including John Stephen, Tommy Nutter, Cecil Beaton,Mick Jagger and Patrick ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851776009
SKU
V9781851776009
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99-15
About Ross, Geoffrey Aquilina; Breward, Christopher
Geoffrey Aquilina Ross is an author, editor and columnist. He worked for London's Evening Standard and has edited several magazines including FHM. During the 1960s he was the first male Fashion Editor at Vogue. Named FashionWriter of the Year in 1972, he has also lectured on Fashion at Central St Martins. Christopher Breward is Head of Research at the ... Read more
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