Would You Believe...in 1500, Platform Shoes Were Outlawed? - Hardcover
Fashion lovers and young historians can discover the amazing stories behind the clothes we wear as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international fashions past and present. Readers will learn about the often ridiculous clothes our ancestors wore such as tighter than tight herringbone
corsets or posing tricorne hats, as well as a nod to equally ridiculous fashion influences and personalities of the present day.
corsets or posing tricorne hats, as well as a nod to equally ridiculous fashion influences and personalities of the present day.
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About the Author:
The Cross-Section series on which Richard worked with illustrator Stephen Biesty sold more than two million copies. Pirate Diary (Walker Books) awarded a silver in the Smarties prize last year, and its predecessor, Castle Diary was shortlisted for the prestigious Kurt Maschler award, for the
TES award, and the History Today award. Richard has recently acted as consultant for Meridian TV on a series of six programmes about smuggling, appearing in several of them. He was also a consultant on the forthcoming film Pirates of the Caribbean 2 starring Johnny Depp. He has written
general-interest articles on topics as diverse as management and witchcraft and contributed to books for a wide variety of publishers, including Cassells, Dorling Kindersley, Harper Collins, Haymarket, Octopus, Reader's Digest and others.
TES award, and the History Today award. Richard has recently acted as consultant for Meridian TV on a series of six programmes about smuggling, appearing in several of them. He was also a consultant on the forthcoming film Pirates of the Caribbean 2 starring Johnny Depp. He has written
general-interest articles on topics as diverse as management and witchcraft and contributed to books for a wide variety of publishers, including Cassells, Dorling Kindersley, Harper Collins, Haymarket, Octopus, Reader's Digest and others.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0199115028
- ISBN 13 9780199115020
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages48
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