A Passion for Fashion: 300 Years of Style at Blenheim Palace by Antonia Keaney (

Description: A Passion for Fashion by Antonia Keaney Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A Passion for Fashion provides an amusinglook at some of the clothes, underclothes, shoes and accessories worn by manyof the more colourful characters in Blenheim Palaces 300-year history, as wellas a cautionary look at the role that arsenic, lead, mercury and mousetrapsplayed in the fashions of the day.Adult and childrens fashions fromthe 18th and 19th centuries are examined, as well ascontemporary style from renowned designers including Christina Stambolian,Stephen Jones, Christian Louboutin and most recently of all, Dolce &Gabbana. Blenheim Palaces on-goingrelationship with the House of Dior, is celebrated with a look at the earlycatwalk shows of the 1950s, and the launch of Diors Cruise collection, whichtook place at Blenheim in May 2016.The Palace is renowned for manythings, but one of its leading claims to fame is that it is the birth place ofa certain Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill – twice prime minister of GreatBritain and accomplished writer, artist, sometime bricklayer and arguably, infashion terms, the inventor of the ubiquitous and ever popular Onesie! A Passion for Fashion brings 300 years of Blenheimstyle to life. Author Biography 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. Details ISBN 1912690489 ISBN-13 9781912690480 Title A Passion for Fashion Author Antonia Keaney Format Hardcover Year 2019 Pages 128 Publisher Unicorn Publishing Group GE_Item_ID:125252786; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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