Title Dressed to rule : royal and court costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II / Philip Mansel

Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2005] ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 237 pages) : illustrations (some color) Contents Introduction -- Splendour -- Service -- Identity -- Revolutions -- The age of gold -- Empires Summary "Throughout history rulers have used dress as a form of legitimisation and propaganda. While palaces, pictures and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch's predecessors or advisers, clothes reflected the preferences of the monarch himself. Being both personal and visible, the right costume at the right time could transform and define a monarch's reputation. Many royal leaders have used dress as a weapon, from Louis XIV to Catherine the Great, and Napoleon I to Princess Diana." "This book explores how rulers have sought to control their image through their appearance. Mansel shows how individual styles of dress throw light on the personalities of particular monarchs, on their court system, and on their ambitions. He looks also at the economics of the costume industry, at patronage, at the etiquette involved in mourning dress, and at the act of dressing itself. Fascinating glimpses into the lives of European monarchs and contemporary potentates reveal the intimate connection between power and the way it is packaged."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-226) and index Notes Print version record Subject Courts and courtiers -- Clothing. Kings and rulers -- Clothing Courts and courtiers -- Clothing Kings and rulers -- Clothing Herrschaft Mode Monarchie Aristokratie Hofkleidung Kostuums. Hofdracht. Vorsten. SUBJECT Europe -- Court and courtiers -- Clothing Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Clothing France -- Court and courtiers -- Clothing Europe -- Kings and rulers -- Clothing Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Clothing France -- Kings and rulers -- Clothing Subject Europe France Great Britain Europa Form Electronic book ISBN 9780300177138 0300177135

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