Fashion at the Edge: Spectacle, Modernity, and Deathliness Botany A “brilliant London historian” (BBC

A “brilliant London historian” (BBC Radio) tells the story of Britain as never before―through its abandoned villages and towns

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and moments of self-doubt—Ben stays true to his principles

the cultures and societies of Europe

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Fashion at the Edge: Spectacle, Modernity, and Deathliness Botany A “brilliant London historian” (BBCFashion at the Edge explores how experimental fashion of the 1990s went beyond clothes and runway spectacle to reflect deep seated cultural anxieties about death, trauma, alienation, and modern life. Caroline Evans analyzes groundbreaking designers including John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, and Viktor & Rolf along with iconic fashion photography and stage like runway shows, to show how fashion became a vehicle for expressing some of