A Passion for Fashion: 300 Years of Style at Blenheim Palace
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
A Passion for Fashion: 300 Years of Style at Blenheim Palace
By (Author) Antonia Keaney
Unicorn Publishing Group
Unicorn Publishing Group
1st July 2019
1st July 2019
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
391.007442571
Physical Properties
Hardback
128
Width 180mm, Height 240mm
Description
A Passion for Fashion provides an amusing look at some of the clothes, underclothes, shoes and accessories worn by many of the more colourful characters in Blenheim Palaces 300-year history, as well as a cautionary look at the role that arsenic, lead, mercury and mousetraps played in the fashions of the day.
Adult and childrens fashions from the 18th and 19th centuries are examined, as well as contemporary style from renowned designers including Christina Stambolian, Stephen Jones, Christian Louboutin and most recently of all, Dolce & Gabbana.
Blenheim Palaces on-going relationship with the House of Dior, is celebrated with a look at the early catwalk shows of the 1950s, and the launch of Diors Cruise collection, which took place at Blenheim in May2016.
The Palace is renowned for many things, but one of its leading claims to fame is that it is the birth place of a certain Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill twice prime minister of Great Britain and accomplished writer, artist, sometime bricklayer and arguably, in fashion terms, the inventor of the ubiquitous and ever popular Onesie!
A Passion for Fashion brings 300 years of Blenheim style to life.Reviews
The ultimate visual treat for lovers of vintage fashion The Lady
Author Bio
Antonia joined Blenheim Palace in 2008 as a member of the Education Team later becoming the Palaces Social Historian and Researcher. Both roles have involved her curating a number of exhibitions at Blenheim Palace including the highly successful Passion for Fashion upon which this book is based. Antonia greatly enjoys public speaking and has delivered a Conversation at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor and been In Conversation with fashion editor, Caroline Issa. She was also a guest on Radio 4s Saturday Live with the Reverend Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir and has appeared on BBCs Country File and Channel 4s Phil Spencers Stately Homes. In her spare time, Antonia enjoys the company of her family and her dogs particularly Percy, a wire-haired Dachshund, who inspired her to write and illustrate her first childrens book Percy at the Palace.
