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“Textiles: The Art of Mankind” by Mary Schoeser.
“Textiles: The Art of Mankind” by Mary Schoeser.
Velveteen by Felix Aubert, French, 1897-1898.
Margaret Crowther, “Fandango,” 2007.
Pieced panel by Uzbekistani artisans.
“Alexander McQueen: The Life and the Legacy” by Judith Watt.
Gemma Ward in the finale dress from McQueen’s fall 1999 collection, The Overlook.
Daphne Guinness wearing a tulle bustled evening dress from Alexander McQueen’s Sarabande spring 2007 collection.
Daphne Guinness wearing McQueen for Harper’s Bazaar UK, 2011.
“Hollywood Unseen: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation,” edited by Gareth Abbott.
Ronald Reagan at home in Pacific Palisades, Warner Bros., 1954.
Greta Garbo at MGM, 1926.
Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner on the set of “On the Beach,” United Artists, 1959.
“The Perfect Gentleman: The Pursuit of Timeless Elegance and Style in London” by James Sherwood.
Interior details of the Piccadilly shop of shirtmakers Budd Ltd., established in 1910.
The looms of Fox Brothers & Co., returned to their original weaving sheds by new owners in 2012.
A color engraving of an English gentleman in 1745.