Why Do We Wear Clothes?
Published on 16. July 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-241-42571-8 (ISBN)
Description
Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats? Or how many ways there are to tie a tie?
Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, as well as glorious illustrations featuring objects from the V&A, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever wondered why we wear the clothes we do.
Published in association with the V&A Museum, your purchase helps the V&A to enrich people's lives as the world's leading museum of art and design.
Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, as well as glorious illustrations featuring objects from the V&A, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever wondered why we wear the clothes we do.
Published in association with the V&A Museum, your purchase helps the V&A to enrich people's lives as the world's leading museum of art and design.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 232 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
269 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-42571-8 (9780241425718)
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Helen Hancocks graduated with a first class degree in illustration with animation from the Manchester School of Art in 2011. She is the author/illustrator of William and the Missing Masterpiece, William Heads to Hollywood, Ella Queen of Jazz and the bestselling Penguin in Peril. She lives and works in the UK.