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Tartan

Romancing the Plaid


  • Rizzoli
Tartan, the beloved symbol of 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.

ISBN 9780847845569 | E | HB
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Publisher Rizzoli
ISBN 9780847845569
Publication date February 2015
Edition Hardback
Dimensions mm
Illustrations 200 col.ill.
Pages 288
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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William 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. The perfect mix of a fashion and lifestyle book, this volume explores the global phenomena of tartan mania.