Purchase

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Books-A-Million

Indie BookShop

Ripped Bodice

Add to Wish List

Also by Doria De La Chapelle:

Tartan, November 2007
Hardcover

Also by Jeffrey Banks:

Tartan, November 2007
Hardcover

TARTAN
By: Doria De La Chapelle, Jeffrey Banks

Romancing the Plaid

Rizzoli
November 2007
On Sale: October 23, 2007
288 pages
ISBN: 0847829820
EAN: 9780847829828
Hardcover
Add to Wish List

Non-Fiction Photography

William “Braveheart” Wallace did battle in it. Queen Victoria decked Balmoral in it. Madonna donned it to strut around the stage. Tartan, the beloved symbol of kin, clan and nation to the Scots, has evolved into the one of the world’s favorite fabrics. Serving as inspiration for designers of everything from haute couture to furniture, tartan mania is in full swing. Fashion world insiders Jeffrey Banks and Doria de La Chapelle have written the definitive book on tartan, bringing together a dizzying array of images to tell the story of tartan’s humble beginnings to its current status as the ultimate emblem of great taste and high fashion. In addition to chronicling tartan enthusiasts from every age–including the incomparably fashionable Duke of Windsor whose closet was jam-packed with tartan kilts–Tartan profiles the designers who’ve made tartan an integral part of their work, from punk-inspired provocateurs Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Alexander McQueen to the more refined fashions of titan Ralph Lauren and Burberry. The perfect mix of a fashion and lifestyle book, this volume explores the global phenomena of tartan mania.

Media Buzz

CBS Sunday Morning - September 7, 2008
CBS Sunday Morning - November 25, 2007