Seventeen-year-old Alix balances her fashion internship at Paris's premier feather boutique with her grief and relationships, including an emotional love triangle.

Here is this second edition of Joan Nunn's detailed survey of costume in the Western world over the past eight centuries. She not only gives the reader a vivid visual impression of the clothes themselves, but also outlines the historical and social background and the changes in manufacturing techniques and fashionable life that have influenced the way costume has developed and the manner in which it has been worn. The book is illustrated throughout...