{"product_id":"style-from-the-nile-isabella-campagnol-9781399098076","title":"Style from the Nile: Egyptomania in Fashion from the 19th Century to the Present Day","description":"In November 1922, the combined efforts of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon revealed to the world the \"wonderful things\" buried in Tutankhamen's tomb, Egypt had already been a source for new trends in fashion for quite some time: in the early 19th century, for example, Napoleon's Egyptian campaign contributed to the popularization of Kashmir shawls, while the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869 stimulated \"Egyptianizing\" trends in gowns, jewelry and textiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePost-1922, a veritable Egyptomania craze invested all artistic fields, quickly becoming a dominant Art Deco motif: \"flapper-style\" dresses were elaborately embroidered with beaded \"Egyptian\" patterns, evening bags were decorated with hieroglyphics, brooches nonchalantly sported ancient scarabs, and the sleek black bobs favored by the admired icons of the time, Louise Brooks and Clara Bow, looked up to the fabled Egyptian beauty of Nefertiti and Cleopatra. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEgyptomania often resurfaces in 21st-century fashion as well: the awe-inspiring John Galliano's designs for Dior Spring-Summer 2004 brought back pharaonic crowns in lieu of headdresses in a triumph of gold-encrusted creations, the ancient practice of mummification was referenced by Iris van Herpen's Fall 2009 collection and Egyptian vibes resonated in Chanel's M騁iers d'Art 2018\/2019 collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the combination of rigorous fashion history research, intriguing images and well-informed, but approachable, writing, \u003ci\u003eStyle from the Nile\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of a fascinating phenomenon that, to this day, continues to have a mesmerizing appeal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabella Campagnol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399098071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399098076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Isabella Campagnol","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071429734655,"sku":"9781399098076","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7708173-d86a-4abd-b2d1-0c65d9857483.jpg?v=1685436044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/style-from-the-nile-isabella-campagnol-9781399098076","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}