Fashion and textile design Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Whiting Davis Purses The Perfect Mesh Schiffer
Book SynopsisThe Whiting & Davis purse is the epitome of the mesh bag. For over one hundred years, these 'shimmery pieces of splendor' have graced the fashionable woman's wardrobe. Thanks to designs ranging from abstract Deco patterns to extravagant figurals to sleek gold and silver solids, Whiting & Davis purses are as sought-after for their artistry as for their practicality. This first-ever book devoted solely to Whiting & Davis captures all the charm and splendor of the company's mesh bags, past and present, in over 600 color photos, vintage ads, catalog pages, and archival material. The informal, informative text explores the colorful Whiting & Davis history and related product lines. A current price guide completes this in-depth look at the purses that advertisements dubbed 'the loveliest of all feminine accessories--the perfect mesh!'
£43.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Printed Lace Handkerchiefs
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Southeast Asian Textiles
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Antique French Textiles for Designers Schiffer
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Bathing Beauties of the Roaring 20s
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£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Roaring 20s Fashions Jazz Schiffer Book for
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Vera Textiles Add Color to Everyday Fashion
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd High Fashion Hats 19501980
Book SynopsisPretty flowers, expert styling, and flattering designs characterize some of the features that define high fashion hats of the 1950s to 1980s. This comprehensive book combines over 700 color photographs with carefully researched facts about historical events, hairstyles, and hat designers in each decade. See the hats Christian Dior, Sally Victor, Mr. John, Halston, Oleg Cassini, Adolfo, Oscar de la Renta, and others designed for their exclusive and general clientele. An extensive millinery glossary is very useful and period photographs of women in the neighborhood proudly wearing their best hats are delightful today. Fashion collectors will drool at the images and current designers will love the inspiration. Hats are becoming again an important fashion accessory.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd TShirts
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£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Flirts of the Fifties
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dress Shirt Design
Book SynopsisEvery element of the man's dress shirt is explored here, including collars, plackets, pockets, shoulder seams, armholes, short sleeves, long sleeves, cuffs, cuff plackets, back yokes, garment shaping, bottom hems, and vents. Written by a professional designer of men's fashions, this book features over 840 computer flat sketches of many shirts' components, as well as fashion illustrations from guest artists. The flat sketches demonstrate how pieces are sewn, details of stitching, and fabric layers. The artists' sketches indicate how design elements are incorporated into garments aimed at specific customer bases, from high-end luxury to urban department store. This is a valuable resource for fashion design students and tailoring professionals alike, as well as anyone with a passion for clothing design.
£58.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Tapestry Handbook
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£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd SIGNATURE PRINTS Jetset Glamour of the 60s 70s
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mid1980s
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Emerging Fashion Designers
Book SynopsisIn this newest edition to a series, Emerging Fashion Designers 5 continues to be a platform for the next generation of young designers, exhibiting original designs by more than 50 recent graduates from 13 premier fashion design programs in the United States. More than 250 images showcase the designers' fresh perspectives on lingerie, sportswear, menswear, children's wear, evening wear, and more. The wide range of work in this anthology is augmented with a brief dossier on each young designer, including inspiration and materials. This easy to navigate resource has garments organized alphabetically by school and indexed graphically by designer. It is an essential reference to the newest talent and trends in fashion.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fiber Art Today
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Mola
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£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Vintage Childrens Fabrics
Book SynopsisRelive childhood memories through this collection of vintage children's fabrics. From the popular ABC's to Mary Had a Little Lamb, enjoy 500 patterns in a great variety of themes, designs, and colors. Collectors, designers, and fabric buffs will find this an invaluable resource as vintage children's fabrics have never before been explored or catalogued as extensively. Whether meant for a child's pajamas or placed on a feed sack, these beautifully designed fabrics come to life in this new book. Chapters highlight similar themes with displays of baseball, domestic rituals, displays of letters and numbers block, and various childhood points of interest. If you have a love of fabric history or nostalgia for childhood memories of yesteryear, this book is for you.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Irresistible The Art of Lingerie 1920s1980s
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Emerging Fashion Designers 3
Book SynopsisAs the latest edition of a growing, popular series, this fascinating book showcases exciting new designs by more than 100 recent graduates from 16 premier fashion design programs in the United States. With more than 400 startling color images, the third edition of the series features unique, beautifully crafted and innovative garments, representing evening wear, menswear, children's wear, sportswear, and more. The wide range of work in this anthology is augmented with a brief dossier on each young designer, including the inspirations for their designs and materials they used. This easy to navigate resource is organized alphabetically by designer and indexed by school. For anyone with an interest in fashion or whose business is fashion, this is an essential reference to the newest talent and latest trends.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Bookends
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Terry Cloth
Book SynopsisTerry cloth was once relegated to towels for the kitchen and bathroom, but, after World War II, it was embraced as a bold, colorful, and comfortable fabric for everything from beachwear to evening wear. The first book devoted specifically to terry cloth, it contains more than 500 images that trace the fabric''s history through vintage advertisements, sewing patterns, and terry apparel. The patterns feature designs from dainty florals to fabulous geometrics, especially from the 1950s to the 1970s. Chapters include techniques for sewing, caring for, and where to purchase terry cloth. This book is a great resource for fashion designers, students of fashion, and history buffs.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Designing Fashion Accessories
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£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Europe Rising Fashion Designers
Book SynopsisThe latest volume of this popular series allows anyone interested in fashion to glimpse its future: the emerging trends in European design. More than 340 photos capture the designs and insights of 70 of Europe''s top fashion students from the most prominent fashion design colleges and universities in Denmark, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Europe''s up-and-coming designers reveal insights about their design choices, their use of materials, and their chosen techniques in creating womenswear and menswear. This is an essential reference for every fashion program, and for everyone interested in the most exciting trendsetters entering the fashion world.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd American Toile
Book SynopsisAmerican toile is scenic fabric and wallpaper that bring the story of America to life. These delightful prints depict both historic events and everyday moments beginning with colonial times and moving right on up to the present. Over 180 bright color photos capture American toile in its many themes. While based on a European design model, American toile is quintessentially American. It portrays cowboys and Indians, farmers and suburbanites, slaves and soldiers. Its major illustrated topics include the colonial era, the new republic, the Civil War, the West, farm and city life, maritime and leisure activities, as well as a variety of patriotic symbols. In addition to a historical introduction and identification guide, the book includes antique, vintage, and reproduction toile patterns, along with original contemporary designs. It is fifty percent American history, fifty percent fabric history, and one hundred percent fascinating!
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Frances L. Goodrichs Brown Book of Weaving Drafts
Book SynopsisA collection of traditional eighteenth and nineteenth century weaving drafts, written sequences of the threading order on the loom used to create specific patterns. They are presented here in their original form as gathered by Frances L. Goodrich and illustrated in over 160 color photos. This volume also contains over 200 valuable modern translations of the same drafts for use by today's weavers. In 1890, Frances L. Goodrich came to the southern mountains in North Carolina from a life of culture to live and work among people who had little opportunity for education or social enrichment. Through her work for the Presbyterian Home Mission Board, she grew to love and respect these neighbors who worked so hard and had so little. She established schools, a small hospital, and the Allanstand Cottage Industries. As she traveled the mountain roads and trails on horseback, Miss Goodrich collected these precious weaving drafts from the women who wove for Allanstand Cottage Industries. In your ha
£34.84
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Europe Rising Fashion Designers 2
Book SynopsisThe latest volume of this popular series allows anyone interested in fashion to glimpse its future: the emerging trends in European design. More than 340 photos capture the designs and insights of 70 of Europe''s top fashion students from the most prominent fashion design colleges and universities in Denmark, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Europe''s up-and-coming designers reveal insights about their design choices, their use of materials, and their chosen techniques in creating womenswear and menswear. This is an essential reference for every fashion program, and for everyone interested in the most exciting trendsetters entering the fashion world.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Emerging Fashion Designers 4
Book SynopsisThe latest edition of this popular, growing series showcases the exciting new designs created by more than 80 recent graduates from 18 premier fashion design programs in the United States. With over 300 striking color images, this fourth edition brings the fresh perspective of the next generation of young designers to the forefront via beautifully designed garments and skillfully rendered illustrations for eveningwear, menswear, lingerie, activewear including yoga and snowboarding apparel, and much more. The wide range of work in this anthology is augmented with a brief dossier on each young designer, including that designer''s source of inspiration and materials used. This easy-to-navigate resource has garments organized alphabetically by designer and indexed graphically by school. It is an essential reference to the newest talent and trends in fashion that will be valued by all who are passionate about this ever-changing field.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Emerging Fashion Designers 5
Book SynopsisIn this newest edition to a series, Emerging Fashion Designers 5 continues to be a platform for the next generation of young designers, exhibiting original designs by more than 50 recent graduates from 13 premier fashion design programs in the United States. More than 250 images showcase the designers' fresh perspectives on lingerie, sportswear, menswear, children's wear, evening wear, and more. The wide range of work in this anthology is augmented with a brief dossier on each young designer, including inspiration and materials. This easy to navigate resource has garments organized alphabetically by school and indexed graphically by designer. It is an essential reference to the newest talent and trends in fashion.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Beauty of Time The Watches of A Lange Shne
Book SynopsisA comprehensive history of one of Germany's finest watchmakers and its timepieces -A. Lange and Sohn!
£27.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd NineteenthCentury Womens Fashion
Book SynopsisTrade Review" This picture book of 19th Century women's clothes is an invaluable resource for historians, scholars, theatre costume designers, artists & fashion enthusiasts." - David Aldous Cook, Antique & Collectors Trader
£30.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fashion Design Techniques
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Kimono Vanishing Tradition
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd EuropeâRising Fashion Designers 3
Book SynopsisThe latest volume of this popular series allows anyone interested in fashion to glimpse its future: the emerging trends in European design. More than 340 photos capture the designs and insights of 70 of Europe''s top fashion students from the most prominent fashion design colleges and universities in Denmark, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Europe''s up-and-coming designers reveal insights about their design choices, their use of materials, and their chosen techniques in creating womenswear and menswear. This is an essential reference for every fashion program, and for everyone interested in the most exciting trendsetters entering the fashion world.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Eisenberg Originals
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Wool
Book SynopsisThe story of wool's far-reaching influence in the United States over the past 400 years, though text and over 100 photographs Keeping people warm for four centuries, wool has been an essential commodity from colonial times to the present. Wool's colorful and surprisingly epic tale has impacted millions of lives in the U.S., from immigrants, slaves, and Native Americans, to farmers and advertisers. Author and wool weaver Peggy Hart reveals little-known but fascinating facts about the history of wool, and the sheep that have provided it, in the U.S.for example, how huge flocks of sheep were driven to the California gold fields to feed hungry miners, why sheep grazed on the White House lawn during World War I, and more. Moving from the realms of handcrafted artisanry to industrialization and back, Wool is a story of technological and social change, marketing forces, and above all, consumer choices. Wool is a must-read for anyone interested in offeat U.S. history, wool as a maTrade Review"As a production weaver using an industrial loom, the author of this interesting history of wool as a commodity in the USA enjoys an interesting perspective... This is a worthwhile non-academic read, even if you do not live in the USA" - Christina Chisholm, Online Guild, 2018
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Made for Walking
Book SynopsisTrade Reviewan extremely well researched and detailed analysis of the evolution of the fashion boot from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day The strength of this work is the clever use of sources to show how fashion boots were conceived, designed, received, and worn. Overall, the accessible language and inclusion of references to boots worn by film, television, and pop stars means the book would appeal to the general reader. But it also adds to the history of footwear works that are already available and would be very useful for fashion historians focusing on dress and social history of mainly the 1960s and 1970s. - Pam Walker, Journal of Dress History, Winter 2020
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Fashion Shoe
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive survey of women''s fashion footwear, with more than 1,000 photos, includes every type of fashion shoe that has walked through the century, from the 1900s through the early 2000s. Along with a decade-by-decade photo timeline, with detailed information on each shoe''s design and craftsmanship, every aspect of shoes is also explained. Starting with a clear explanation of the fundamentals of shoe design and the parts of the shoe, this treasure trove of info goes on to cover the great shoe designers and well-known brands, and the many cultural and societal influences and trends that shoes reflected. Special sections explore the health of the fashionable foot, the care and preservation of antique and vintage footwear, and the role of the celebrity shoe designer.
£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Navajo Pictorial Weaving 18601950
Book SynopsisBack in print, expanded, and revised, the second edition of Navajo Pictorial Weaving is devoted to all categories of antique Navajo pictorial weaving. The second edition includes 92 new images of weavings discovered in the last three decades, many never before published or exhibited. Through these nearly 300 photos and short texts, both the novice and advanced collector can reach a better understanding of the enigmatic and unusual body of Navajo pictorial weaving. Also featured is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive chart of the Navajo ceremonial system. Offering the newest discoveries, this treasury reemphasizes that Navajo pictorial weaving is a truly American folk art. Significant pictorials are organized into eight chapters covering all major categories, including these and many others: Birds, Flora, Fauna & Livestock, Transportation, Technology, the Railroad and Its Influence, Yeis, Yeibichais, and Corn Yeis, and Kachinas, Masks, and Images from the Hopi.Trade Review"This book is an expanded and revised edition of the original 1991 publication. New images of weavings discovered in the intervening years are included, thus forming a comprehensive photographic collection of pictorial weaving by the Navajo weavers. Although intended for the collector of folk art textiles, it is also a fascinating resource book for any weaver looking to gain ideas and inspiration for their own work. Whether a collector of Navajo tapestries or a weaver interested in this pictorial style of the craft, both will marvel at the weavers skill and perception to translate an image they physically can see or visualise into a tapestry." - Jo Finlow, Hampshire and Online Guilds, Journal of Textiles and Weavers August 2020
£36.89
HarperCollins Focus Becoming Fabulous
Book SynopsisSocial media’s chicest pup teaches you how to be the most fabulous version of yourself as she shares her story of going from rescue dog to fashion icon.
£15.99
Chartwell Books Fashion Style and Vintage Chic Sticker Color Activity Book
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£13.49
Johns Hopkins University Press Etruscan Dress
Book SynopsisFor this paperback edition, an updated bibliographical essay discusses the latest research and discoveries in the field.Trade ReviewPerhaps the greatest contribution of this book is its comparisons of Etruscan dress to Greek and Near Eastern, especially Cypriote, antecedents. Likewise, her presentations of the contrasts between Greek and Etruscan, as well as between Roman and Etruscan dress, neatly pinpoints and summarizes the stylistic differences. American Journal of Archaeology Highlights include judiciously selected illustrations, a superb, up-to-date bibliography, and a remarkably concise, informative chronological table of Greek and Etruscan dress. Library Journal A fine introduction to a very complex area which has received too little attention in the past. The material is rich and varied; the argument is learned, intricate, and wide ranging... This is a major work of scholarship, and well deserves a place among the indispensable works in English on Etruscan topics. Archaeological News This is still the only book on its subject... Bonfante's encyclopedic knowledge and enthusiasms make the Etruscans accessible to anyone who wants to find out what they were like. -- David Ridgway Times Higher Education Supplement 2004 Essential for any teacher or student interested in the Etruscans. For students, moreover, it serves as a model on how to 'read' archaeological finds of fabric and representations of garments in order to elicit valuable insights into Etruscan culture. -- Judith Lynn Sebesta New England Classical Journal 2004 Bonfante's new bibliography is useful and shows clearly that new generations of scholars are active in the field of textile and dress studies. -- L. B. van der Meer BABesch 2006Table of ContentsContents:Introduction Chronological Table of Greek and Etruscan Dress1. Fabrics and Patterns 2. Perizoma and Belts 3. Chiton and Tunic 4. Mantles 5. Shoes 6. Hats, Hair Styles, and Beards 7. Foreign Influences and Local Styles Appedix I: Strange Costumes and Special Problems Appendix II: Vocabulary
£31.11
Chronicle Books You Can Wear it Again
Book SynopsisA valentine to the tradition of bridesmaids dresses, You Can Wear it Again is a survey of 50 years of bridal attendant fashion.
£12.56
Chronicle Books Work It Visual Therapys Guide to Your Ultimate
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£22.46
MW - Rutgers University Press Costume Makeup and Hair Behind the Silver Screen
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A fascinating book taking a broad historical approach to three interrelated Hollywood crafts—costume, hair, and makeup—linking them to important economic, cultural, and technological changes in the film industry and American society." -- Lucy Fischer * University of Pittsburgh *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Adrienne L. McLean1 The Silent Screen, 1895–1927 Drake Stutesman2 Classical Hollywood, 1928–1946 Mary Desjardins3 Postwar Hollywood, 1947–1967 Prudence Black and Karen de Perthuis4 The Auteur Renaissance, 1968–1980 Robin Blaetz5 The New Hollywood, 1981–1999 Tamar Jeffers McDonald6 The Modern Entertainment Marketplace, 2000-Present James Castonguay Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling Notes Selected Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index
£26.99
Rizzoli International Publications Tartan Romancing the Plaid Rizzoli Classics
Book SynopsisWilliam “Braveheart” Wallace did battle in it. Queen Victoria decked Balmoral in it. Madonna donned it to strut around the stage. Tartan, the beloved symbol of kin, clan and nation to the Scots, has evolved into the one of the world’s favorite fabrics. Serving as inspiration for designers of everything from haute couture to furniture, tartan mania is in full swing. Fashion world insiders Jeffrey Banks and Doria de La Chapelle have written the definitive book on tartan, bringing together a dizzying array of images to tell the story of tartan’s humble beginnings to its current status as the ultimate emblem of great taste and high fashion. In addition to chronicling tartan enthusiasts from every age-including the incomparably fashionable Duke of Windsor whose closet was jam-packed with tartan kilts-Tartan profiles the designers who’ve made tartan an integral part of their work, from punk-inspired provocateurs Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Paul Gaultier, andTrade Review"This luxurious book explores the rise of tartan from its humble Highland origins to high fashion and home decor. . . After reading the book, you'll be digging through your closet for that Alexander McQueen tartan Empire-waist dress or balenciage plaid mini bell skirt to wear to your next Highland fling." -ENTREE HOLIDAY MAGAZINE
£24.30
Rizzoli International Publications Olivier Theyskens
Book SynopsisThe first complete monograph on Olivier Theyskens surveys his twenty-year career and documents the highly anticipated return of his eponymous label. Olivier Theyskens’s refined sensibilities earned him international acclaim as the dark prince of late 1990s couture. From his first saturnine collections, to his new vision for Rochas, to his patterns and textiles at Nina Ricci, to his years designing for Theyskens’ Theory, the designer has proved himself a master of couture, semi-couture, and prêt-à-porter. Celebrated for his fine tailoring, romantic silhouettes, and gothic palette, Theyskens transforms each house he helms. This distinctive volume charts the twenty-year development of an extraordinary aesthetic vision, rendered across countries, cultures, and the shifting sands of the fashion landscape. Newly commissioned texts connect the threads of the Belgian-born artist’s diverse practice. Drawings created for the publication accom
£42.75
Rizzoli Diana Vreeland Bon Mots Words of Wisdom From the Empress of Fashion
Book SynopsisThis evocative collection celebrates the prescience, wit, and enduring relevance of a fashion legend.Diana Vreeland's insightful edicts and evocative aphorisms remain her strongest legacy. She looked at life as a romantic and lived through dreams and imagination. Showing leadership, vision, and timeless wit, this book celebrates her visionary words that not only transformed the world of fashion, but also gave us sage advice to live by.Sourced and edited by her grandson Alexander, Diana Vreeland: Bon Mots covers Vreeland's incisive views of subjects such as allure, fashion, and style (I mean, a new dress doesn't get you anywhere; it's the life you're living in the dress); beauty (The neck is the beginning and end of looking like anybody); age (The quickest way to show your age is to try to look young); color (Black is the hardest color to get right--except for gray); and her powerfully creative way of thinking (I'm looking for the suggestion of something I've neveTrade Review"This volume is devoted to the musings of Diana Vreeland, the one-of-a-kind star in the fashion firmament who left her prescient, edict-filled mark on magazines, the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute, and a generation (or two) of dedicated followers of fashion."—SOCIETY TEXAS"TOP 10 pick in Spring Announcement issue: Diana Vreeland: Bon Mots: Words of Wisdom from the Empress of Fashion, Edited by Alexander Vreeland, illus. by Luke Edward Hall. Rizzoli, Mar. 17 ($35, ISBN 978-0-8478-6471-3) The grandson of fashion leader Diana Vreeland gathers her advice to live by, such as, "A new dress doesn't get you anywhere; it's the life you're living in the dress." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Anyone who loves fashion and has had an affection or attraction to "the empress of fashion" will undoubtedly fall in love with this book and come back to it time after time to remind themselves of just how incredible this woman was in real life." —NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS "'You don’t find gossipy put-downs' in [Diana's] writing, Alexander [Vreeland] says. 'She really didn’t say things unless it could be positive; she wasn’t a big critic. She wasn’t trashing people, and she wasn’t speaking badly about things. If she went to somebody’s home and she didn’t like what it looked like, but they had a beautiful bouquet of flowers, she would just rave about how beautiful the flowers were. She would find something to speak about that was positive, and just let the rest go.'" —VOGUE
£24.75
