RAF Planes on an Airfield, by Eric Ravilious
Battle of Britain, by Paul Nash
leaves, not crumbled in a tea bag. In honour of the RAF
and the part they played in the Battle of Britain, 1940.
Living: The duffle coat generation.
Photograph by Roger Mayne.
Living: The duffle coat. Created in 1890
Navy for a couple of wars, then popularized
re-created it for civilians.
Extinct: The dandy soldier.
(Highland Light Infantry).
The Virgin's Wedding Procession, Giotto
Living: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
"Safety does not come first.
Goodness, truth and beauty come first."
Living: The Fascinator.
Begun a few centuries ago as an alternative
to the obligatory hat, it now merely fascinates.
Photograph by Kendra Wilson.
Living: Alphabet and Feathers, 2010,
print commissioned by the
V & A.
St Jude's Alphabet print card available
Extinct: Quotidien style for the masses.
Photographs by Robert Capa, 1939.
Bring it back: The Citroën 2 CV. Take a leaf out of the Mini, the Fiat 500
and the Beetle's book.
Removing the horsehair stuffing
from Savile Row, quality intact.
Living, behind glass:
Riding coat, British, c. 1760.
Living: Bonnie Cashin (1907-2000).
A pioneer of industrial hardware in fashion,
she gave
Coach its lock clasp in 1962.
Gloves 1970-1974, at the
Met.
Swatches for the Irene collection
His Girl Friday, costume design by Robert Kalloch
Design by Adrian
Laura, costume design by Bonnie Cashin
Living in pictures: Pola Stout (1902-1984).
An Austrian textiles designer who understood
the effect of geometric pattern on celluloid.
Painting by Richard Eurich (1903-1992).
Living: A stylish hat for the novice knitter.
Living in the pictures: Adrian (1903-1959).
A glitter pioneer in the costume industry.
Living: Norma Shearer models
the obligatory knitted tie and essential
soft white collar for Fall 10.
Living: The varsity letter.
First appliqued at Harvard in 1865.
Four hives, yielding four hundred jars from
pollen gathered in the garden at Buck House
and various parks within a 3 mile radius.
contributors
Reed Wilson, Kendra Wilson
