Nautical Chic - Hardcover

Amber Jane Butchart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500517800 ISBN 13: 9780500517802

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

From the modernist elegance of Coco Chanel to Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwoods punk-fuelled pirates, the appeal of nautical dress has cut a sartorial swathe for over two centuries. But how did garments such as the blue and white fishermans top and peacoat cross over from uniform and workwear into fashionable dress? In Nautical Chic, the first and only book to look at the history of high fashion on the high seas, fashion historian Amber Jane Butchart traces the relationship between maritime dress and the fashionable wardrobe, uncovering stories, tracking the trends, and tracing the evolution of the style back to its roots in our seafaring past.

Written in an accessible tone but grounded in years of research, Nautical Chic charts the nautical influence on fashion over five chapters, each of which considers a particular maritime profession: The Officer, The Sailor, The Fisherman, The Sportsman and The Pirate. Butchart weaves together politics, imperialism, war, leisure, trade, sport and seafaring adventure to tell the stories of garments - the duffle coat, the yellow fishermans macintosh, the yacht club blazer - loaded with historical and cultural significance.

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Review:

From stripes to anchors and everything maritime in-between, we all love nautical - and it'll be big for summer. To celebrate the trend, a new coffee table book has been released called Nautical Chic - it's full of seafaring style. --Sunday Mail

A must-have for any fashion-lover. --Sunday Business Post

Chart[s] the relationship between clothes and our maritime history in the recently published Nautical Chic. --dailytelegraph.co.uk

Amber Jane Butchart looks at how seafaring fashions have infiltrated everyday wardrobes down the ages, and why iconic designers such as Coco Chanel and Vivienne Westwood have adopted seafaring styles into their modern-day collections. --Coast

Evocatively illustrated with stand out archive imagery as well as inspirational contemporary fashion photography, Nautical Chic is the definitive history of coastal couture. --Time Out

A new history of fashion inspired by the sea ... the author traces the many threads linking our seafaring past with out catwalk present, charting how official navy dress, fisherman's workwear, bohemian Rivera style and the rebel pirate have become some of our most enduring looks. --Sunday Telegraph

Filled with stand-out archive imagery as well as inspirational contemporary fashion photography, Nautical Chic is the definitive history of coastal couture and a covetable accessory in its own right. --Sunday Herald (Glasgow)

A new fashion history book that covers everything you need to know about stripy T-shirts and peacoats but were afraid to ask. --Guardian

From Chanel's coastal couture and Jean-Paul Gaultier's beefcake camp to Tommy Hilfiger's preppy classics, this is the first and only book to celebrate nautical fashion and the ways in which is has cut a sartorial swathe for over two centuries. --anothermag.com

When we heard that our friend Amber Butchart was releasing a new book, Nautical Chic, we knew it would float our boat. --Tatty Devine Blog

Explore the enduring appeal of this perennially popular trend in a display that sheds light on the myths, the reality and the romance of the high seas. --All-about-London

This book is a fascinating blend of politics, leisure and marine adventure and, although a scholarly work, it is written in a friendly, accessible tone. --Fashion Bookworm

Bright and breezy ... beautifully illustrated. --Simple Things

This fabulous collection of photos tracks the trend of nautical style through the sea's most enduring characters. --Daily Mail

It's written in an accessible style, but full of historical and cultural glory. --Glamour

Illustrations of historical dress, high-fashion editorials and shots from the catwalk make this feel like a special nautical edition of Vogue. --Sailing Today

About the Author:

Amber Butchart is a fashion historian on a quest to reveal the secrets of our sartorial past. She is regularly called on to share her expertise on the fashion industry and its history, from Woman's Hour and BBC Breakfast to Great British Sewing Bee. She presents a regular `In Conversation' series at the V&A museum, and has lectured on many aspects of fashion history at leading institutions including the British Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Tate Britain, British Library, and British Film Institute. She is an Associate Lecturer in Cultural & Historical Studies at London College of Fashion and a former visiting Research Fellow at University of the Arts London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0500517800
• ISBN 13: 9780500517802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224