<br>The true story of style, told through history's fashion pioneers<br><br><i>The Fashion Chronicles</i> by fashion historian Amber Butchard, author of <i>The Fashion of Film</i>, is an exploration of the most fascinating style stories throughout history.<br><br>The history of fashion is a story of style and power, grace and propaganda. Starting with Eve and her fig leaf - via Joan of Arc, Louis XIV and Lord Byron, right up to the modern figures of Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Malcolm X and Beyoncé - Butchart examines the best-dressed people the world has ever seen, telling the story of their individual style and unlocking the secrets behind it.<br><br>Some have influenced the fashion of today, while some have used their clothing to change the world. But all have a sartorial story to tell, and <i>The Fashion Chronicles</i> is here to tell it.<br>