A Life in Fashion. The Wardrobe of Cecil Beaton

[Cecil Beaton]


An illustrated study of the personal sartorial style of Cecil Beaton. Benjamin Wild traces the development of Beaton's style through the decades and explores the importance of dress to Beaton's self-image. The book is generously illustrated with archive photographs of Beaton and detailed images of the clothes, from the fancy dress outfits to Oxford Bags and Savile Row tailoring.


Benjamin Wild. Foreword by Tim Walker. Thames & Hudson. London. 2016. First edition. Hardback; cloth-backed illustrated paper-covered boards. 144 pages. With 73 illustrations in b&w and colour. English. 315 x 235mm. 1.2kg. 9780500518335. Fine; as new.