Icons of Style by Josh Sims - ISBN: 9781399623766
Paperback
Uncover the surprising origins of your favorite iconic wardrobe staples.

Icons of Style

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    14 January 2025

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Summary

Behind nearly every item in the modern wardrobe is a first of its kind - the definitive item, often designed by a single company or brand for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions have been based (and originals of which are now collector items in the booming vintage market). The T-shirt, for example, may now be an innocuous, everyday item, but was created by American company Hanes for US Navy personnel at the turn of the 20th century and was subsequently adopted by sportsmen and bi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399623766
ISBN-10:1399623761
Author:Josh Sims
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Laurence King Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:14 January 2025
Weight:1.34kg
Dimensions:258mm x 190mm x 38mm
About The Author

Josh Sims

Josh Sims is a freelance style writer, contributing to the likes of The Financial Times, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, Mail on Sunday, Channel 4, the BBC, Esquire, GQ, *Wallpaper** and i-D. He is also author of Rock/Fashion (Omnibus), A Dictionary of Fashion Designers (Collins), Mary, Queen of Shops (BBC Books) and contributor to several fashion books from Taschen. He has extensive contacts within the style and mainstream press.

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