Christopher Breward

Author of Fashion

About the Author

Christopher Breward is Director of Collection and Research at the National Galleries of Scotland and a Visiting Professor at Edinburgh College of Art and the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Hidden Consumer (1999), Fashion (2003) and Fashioning London (2004).

Works by Christopher Breward

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Fashion (2003) 115 copies, 1 review

The Culture of Fashion: A New History of Fashionable Dress (1995) 74 copies

The London Look: Fashion from Street to Catwalk (2004) 34 copies

The Suit: Form, Function and Style (2016) 33 copies

Swinging Sixties (2006) 31 copies

Fashion and Modernity (2005) 17 copies

Fashioning London: Clothing and the Modern Metropolis (2004) 17 copies

The Englishness of English Dress (2002) 15 copies, 1 review

The Hidden Consumer: Masculinities, Fashion and City Life, 1860-1914 (1999) 13 copies

British Asian Style (2010) 12 copies

Fashion's World Cities (Cultures of Consumption) (2006) 7 copies

The Cambridge Global History of Fashion: Volume 1: From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century (The Cambridge History of Fashion) (2023) 4 copies

British Design: Tradition and Modernity after 1948 (2015) 3 copies

The Cambridge Global History of Fashion: Volume 2: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present (The Cambridge History of Fashion) (2023) 3 copies

Styling Shanghai (2020) 2 copies

Oxford History of Art: Artistic Views (5 Volume Set) (2007) 1 copy

Fashion Theory: Volume 4, Issue 4: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture (v. 4, issue 4) (2000) 1 copy

British Design Tradition and Modernity after 1948 (2015) 1 copy

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Associated Works

David Bowie Is (2013) — Contributor — 276 copies, 3 reviews

The Story of Scottish Design (Victoria and Albert Museum) (2018) — Contributor — 19 copies

Imperial Cities: Landscape, Display and Identity (Studies in Imperialism) (1999) — Contributor — 7 copies

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Gender: male
Occupations: Director of Collection and Research, National Galleries of Scotland
Visiting Professor, Edinburgh College of Art and the University of Edinburgh
Nationality: UK
Associated Place (for map): UK

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lolips 9 reviews

Fashion (Oxford History of Art) by Christopher Breward

Breward’s book shows how fashion evolved over 150 years, from silk to fleece, shaping trends, hygiene, and culture. It’s fascinating how clothes reflect society. If you’re into fashion, Lounge phone number https://www.pissedconsumer.com/company/lounge/customer-service.html is useful for exploring products, orders, and updates through their live chat and support.

Dec 8, 2025 (Edited)

CathyLockhart 4,483 reviews

The Englishness of English Dress by Christopher Breward