The Day of the Peacock illustrated by Cece Bell

The Day of the Peacock illustrated by Cece BellThe 1960s, especially in England, witnessed a spectacular renaissance of dandyism a movement in men's style that the media called the "Peacock Revolution." This entertaining book takes a fascinating look at the "Swinging Sixties" London scene all illustrated with photographs, outfits, and ephemera drawn from the V&A's superb archives. This is a personal memoir of a moment in which fashion insider Geoffrey Aquilina Ross recalls the era's most dashing

Contributors include celebrities like Humphrey Bogart

It embodies the power a place has to capture your attention and please your senses

* Adolph Hitler

Made to Measureis more than a monograph—it’s an invitation to experience the art of living well

a cheerful narrator guides a class of nervous critters through their very first day of school

finding inspiration at every turn

as well as anyone curious about the famous figures of the time and the thinking that gave rise to this extraordinarily fertile creative moment

” —Slate

Founded in Paris in 1975

that comes from deep within—he explains why

using fabric and letters to say something on quilt tops is the hottest trend in quilting today

Do you like to make things