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NAUTICAL CHIC
A glorious celebration of the perennial nautical
style, tracing the history of its trends and
impact on the clothes we love.
Amber Jane Butchart
First published in 2015 / £24.95
Thames & Hudson
From Chanel’s coastal couture and Jean Paul
Gaultier’s beefcake camp to Tommy Hilfiger’s preppy
classics, this is the first and only book to celebrate
nautical fashion and the ways in which it has cut a
sartorial swathe for over two centuries.
Amber Jane Butchart charts the rise and rise of
the nautical influence on fashion over five chapters,
each one devoted to an iconic maritime figure.
While ‘The Sailor’ explores the undeniable sex
appeal of the sailor and ‘The Sportsman’ covers
the classic All-American Look, ‘The Officer’ shows
how epaulettes, brass buttons and braiding came
to be catwalk staples. ‘The Fisherman’ charts how
blue-and-white stripes became the choice of style
arbiters as diverse as Coco Chanel, Pablo Picasso,
Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot and Andy Warhol.
‘The Pirate’ concludes the book by tying together
Captain Hook, Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne
Westwood, and Alexander McQueen.
With evocative imagery of life on the ocean waves,
‘Nautical Chic’ is the definitive history of high style
on the high seas.
Jean Paul Gaultier SS2008. Photo © Anthea Simms JC de Castelbajac parrot dress spring/summer 2010
Photo © Anthea Simms