FASHIONING THE CROWN (PB)

From the birth of the house of Windsor in 1917, the sartorial decisions of its leading women projected power and perpetuity, diplomacy and defiance. In this story of espionage and exquisite couture, Justine Picardie reveals the lives of creators including Hardy Amies, Cecil Beaton, Norman Hartnell and Edward Molyneux and traces the ways in which visual iconography safeguarded the monarchy. She also explores the family feuds and international conflicts that challenged the Crown, and how royal fashion has long been wielded as a weapon.