'Royal Style: A History of Aristocratic Fashion Icons' to launch in May

Launching this May is new book, Royal Style: A History of Aristocratic Fashion Icons, celebrating the style and glamour of a number of royal and high class figures. Author Luise Wackerl details the fifteenth-century Duke of Burgundy’s penchant for black with Elizabeth I’s taste for virginal white. She presents Marie Antoinette, Louisa of Prussia, Empresses Sisi of Austria and Eugenie of France as history’s first “It Girls". The book analyzes the styles of Grace Kelly, Lady Diana, Jordan’s Queen Rania and Princess Letizia of Spain and moves in to modern examples to include Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess Marie of Denmark, and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York. The new hardback book, published by Prestel, will be available from 21 May at selected stockists, priced £24.99


I cant for the life of me understand why Princesses Eugene and Beatrice are in it!





Source: Diary Directory

CHRISTMAS READ: THE ALLURE OF MEN

The Allure Of Men By François Baudot





Take sartorial inspiration from some of the world's most impeccably dressed men with this elegant coffee table book. Writer François Baudot examines the debonair style of Gary Cooper, the Duke of Windsor and Jean Cocteau, amongst others, as well as providing a fascinating historical insight into the evolution of men's clothing.



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CHRISTMAS READING: Emilio Pucci by Mariuccia Casadio

Emilio Pucci's bold prints, hot hues and whisper-weight silhouettes transformed the face of fashion, becoming a favorite with the jetset elite of the '60s and '70s - an aesthetic that remains instantly recognizable to this day. Delve into the Italian designer's remarkably unique retrospective with this hardcover book, bursting with glamorous images and a concise history by author Mariuccia Casadio.


 
Available from NET A PORTER priced at £16