Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume From Louis XIV to Elizabeth II

by Philip Mansel

Book Overview

Throughout history rulers have used dress as a form of legitimisation and propaganda. While palaces, pictures and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch's predecessors or advisers, clothes reflected the preferences of the monarch himself. Being both personal and visible, the right costume at the right time could transform and define a monarch's reputation. Many royal leaders have used dress as a weapon, from Louis XIV to Catherine the Great,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300244509
• ISBN13: 9780300244502
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"