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<p><b>A <i>Vogue</i> insiders' view of the world of Christian Dior.</b></p><p>In 1947, Christian Dior stunned the fashion world with his first collection; his 'New Look' featured designs that transformed the way women dressed. He became one of the most famous designers of the twentieth century, and his name still fronts one of the most successful haute couture fashion houses.</p><p>This essential companion to the world of Christian Dior offers a unique insight into Dior's contribution to design, his dramatic impact on the landscape of 40s and 50s fashion, and his personal legacy.</p><p>Featuring stunning photography from <i>Vogue</i>'s unique archive, as well as original illustrations, discover the world of Dior via the most authoritative and prestigious source of reference on fashion.</p><p>Other titles in the <i>Vogue on</i> series include <i>Vogue on: Cristobal Balenciaga</i>; <i>Vogue on: Coco Chanel</i> and <i>Vogue on: Elsa Schiaparelli</i>.</p>

<b>The ultimate reference on indigo dyeing techniques across the world</b><br/><br/>Gloriously pieced together, much like the fine garments it portrays, this colourful volume takes the reader on an international tour of indigo-coloured textiles, presenting a huge swathe of remarkable clothing, people and fabric. Catherine Legrand, who has spent over twenty years travelling and researching the subject, has a deep knowledge of the ancient techniques, patterns and clothing traditions that characterize ethnic textile design, knowledge that she deploys to great effect in seven chapters exploring the production of Indigo textiles throughout America, China, India, Africa, Central Asia, Japan and Laos/Vietnam, and the men and women behind them. This profusely illustrated photographic survey features more than 500 photographs, faithfully laid out to reproduce Catherine's actual travel notebooks, and is completed by specially commissioned drawings that provide close-ups on patterns and clothes.

Every Moment Was You [Bok / Häftad]

<p>'If a Louis Wain cat were reading this book, he would raise his topper in tribute' - <strong><em>The Times</em></strong></p> <p>'Excellent ... Hughes reveals a fascinating, forgotten aspect of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain: how the British fell in love with felines' -<strong><em>Daily Mail</em></strong></p> <p> <strong> Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era.</strong> </p> <p><em>'He invented a whole cat world'</em> declared H. G. Wells of Louis Wain, the Edwardian artist whose anthropomorphic kittens made him a household name. His drawings were irresistible but <em>Catland</em> was more than the creation of one eccentric imagination. It was an attitude - a way of being in society while discreetly refusing to follow its rules.</p> <p>As cat capitalism boomed in the spectacular Edwardian age, prized animals changed hands for hundreds of pounds and a new industry sprung up to cater for their every need. Cats were no longer basement-dwelling pest-controllers, but stylish cultural subversives, more likely to flaunt a magnificent ruff and a pedigree from Persia. Wherever you found old conventions breaking down, there was a cat at the centre of the storm.</p> <p>Whether they were flying aeroplanes, sipping champagne or arguing about politics, Wain's feline cast offered a sly take on the restless and risky culture of the post-Victorian world. No-one experienced these uncertainties more acutely than Wain himself, confined to a mental asylum while creating his most iconic work. <em>Catland</em> is a fascinating and fabulous unravelling of our obsession with cats, and the man dedicated to chronicling them.</p> <p>'Hughes combines ingenuity, insight, and immense literary charm ... A perfect gift for cat lovers, art lovers, and readers of all persuasions' - Elaine Showalter</p> <p>'On Victorian and Edwardian terrain, Hughes is near-omniscient ... Through humour, elegance and sheer knowledge, Hughes builds something remarkable' - <em>Literary Review</em></p> <p>'An entertaining and often surprising cultural history ... typically delivered in an inviting spirit of delight, and [Hughes] is not above engaging in a little anthropomorphizing' - <em>New Yorker</em></p>

<p>In this compulsive collection of twelve witty stories, Sittenfeld shows why she&rsquo;s as beloved for her short fiction as she is for her novels, as she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends. In &lsquo;The Patron Saints of Middle Age,&rsquo; a woman visits two friends she hasn&rsquo;t seen since her divorce. In &lsquo;A for Alone,&rsquo; a married artist embarks on a project intended to disprove the so-called Mike Pence Rule, which suggests that women and men can&rsquo;t spend time alone together without lusting after each other. And in &lsquo;Lost but Not Forgotten,&rsquo; Sittenfeld gives readers of her novel Prep a new window into the world of her beloved character Lee Fiora, decades later, when Lee attends an awkward school reunion.</p>

Being Alone with Others is a series of photographs that the photographer and artist Joakim Eneroth have been taken between 2004 and 2024. The photographs are taken with a tilted large format camera and they are depicting public places where we all are part of a collective, but still remain anonymous and separated. The documented situations are like quiet meditations on the complex sensation of wanting to experience a sense of belonging, whilst still maintaining a distance.

<p><i>For twelve years, others have tried to tell our story. Others have tried to put into words how two ten-year-old twins came to be called the biggest pop phenomenon in the Nordics. Now it&rsquo;s our turn.</i></p><p>Sold-out concerts, prestigious awards and screaming fans were everyday life for Marcus and Martinus for many years, but just as they were about to embark on their first world tour, everything they had built came crashing down. As the Covid-19 pandemic spread, the twin brothers found themselves isolated in their hometown, forced to face their first major crisis. While the situation gave them a rare opportunity to live a normal life, one question gnawed at them: Would their audience welcome them back &mdash; this time as adult artists?</p><p>For the first time, Marcus and Martinus share the darker side of growing up in the spotlight, the crash that threatened to destroy everything they had worked for, and the challenges of finding their own voices after always being seen as one half of a duo.</p><p>*</p><p><b>Marcus &amp; Martinus</b> burst onto the international music scene in 2012 and have since continued to captivate audiences with their charismatic performances. With millions of followers worldwide and over a billion streams, the Norwegian duo has sold out arenas across Scandinavia.<br/></p><p><b>Frida Söderlund</b> is a journalist and author.</p>