{"product_id":"inside-the-royal-wardrobe-kate-strasdin-9781350102347","title":"Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra","description":"\u003cp\u003eQueen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. \u003ci\u003eInside the Royal Wardrobe\u003c\/i\u003eoverturns the popular portrait of a vapid and neglected queen, examining the surviving garments of Alexandra, Princess of Wales - who later became Queen Consort - to unlock a rich tapestry of royal dress and society in the second half of the 19th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than 130 extraordinary garments from Alexandra's wardrobe survive, from sumptuous court dress and politicised fancy dress to mourning attire and elegant coronation gowns, and can be found in various collections around the world, from London, Oslo and Denmark to New York, Toronto and Tokyo. Curator and fashion scholar Kate Strasdin places these garments at the heart of this in-depth study, examining their relationships to issues such as body politics, power, celebrity, social identity and performance, and interpreting Alexandra's world from the objects out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdopting an object-based methodology, the book features a range of original sources from letters, travel journals and newspaper editorials, to wardrobe accounts, memoirs, tailors' ledgers and business records. Revealing a shrewd and socially aware woman attuned to the popular power of royal dress, the work will appeal to students and scholars of costume, fashion and dress history, as well as of material culture and 19th century history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Strasdin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350102342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350102347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Kate Strasdin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925004124415,"sku":"9781350102347","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_682552d5-c4f2-4f16-ab4e-2caba0e6e496.jpg?v=1681074753","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inside-the-royal-wardrobe-kate-strasdin-9781350102347","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}