The First Book of Fashion
Quite simply the most fascinating record of a ' fashion] victim' one could hope for. The SpectatorThis captivating study reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion…
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Quite simply the most fascinating record of a ' fashion] victim' one could hope for. The SpectatorThis captivating study reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion history. Providing a revealing window onto the Renaissance, it chronicles how style-conscious accountant Matth us Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad experienced life through clothes, and climbed the social ladder through fastidious management of self-image. These bourgeois dandies' agenda resonates as powerfully today as it did in the 16th century: one has to dress to impress, and dress to impress they did.The Schwarzes recorded their sartorial triumphs as well as failures in life in a series of portraits by illuminists over 60 years, which have been comprehensively reproduced in full color for the first time. These exquisite illustrations are accompanied by the Schwarzes'