Fashion

by Cathy Newman

Collects more than 200 photographs from the National Geographic archives to trace the history and cultural significance of clothing and adornment, in a volume complemented by essays from industry insiders.

Genres: Fashion

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Catherine Elizabeth Newman is an English journalist and presenter of Channel 4 News.

Newman began her career as a newspaper journalist, and had spells at Media Week, The Independent, the Financial Times and The Washington Post. She has worked on Channel 4 News since 2006, initially as a correspondent and, since 2011, as a presenter.

Newman was long-listed for the Orwell Prize (Journalism) in 2010 and again in 2011 for the blog prize. She was announced as one of the judges for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction in 2015. Her book, Bloody Brilliant Women, concerning significant, but unheralded, 20th-century women, is due for publication in autumn 2018.

Reviews

[Rodica · Rating 5 out of 5]

As beautiful as you can expect, but the bonus is having a thoughtful introductions and chapters breaking down some of the cultural and historical concepts involved.

[Qusay Fayoumi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures from the national geographic of what people where around the world in rural areas.

The description of some pictures was sometimes on the page before or after the picture, which made page flipping a necessity to read the where, when and who of the picture.