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Tartan: Romancing the Plaid (Rizzoli Classics) - Hardcover

Jeffrey Banks; Doria De La Chapelle

 
9780847845569: Tartan: Romancing the Plaid (Rizzoli Classics)

Synopsis

An antidote to the staid, traditional books on tartan, this volume is for anyone interested in pattern, fabric and fashion who is looking beyond Scotland, clans and kilts.

The only hip and contemporary guide to all things tartan that is one part fashion book, one part lifestyle book.

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About the Author

Jeffrey Banks is a Coty award-winning designer of men's and women's apparel. A lifelong lover of tartan, Banks has worked with a number of Scottish fabric mills designing tartans of his own.

Doria de la Chappelle is a freelance writer and publicist. After covering fashion and beauty for Mademoiselle, she worked as advertising director at Henri Bendel. More recently she headed her own public relations firm.

From the Back Cover

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 i

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