Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats? Or how many ways there are to tie a tie?
Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, as well as glorious illustrations featuring objects from the V&A, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever wondered why we wear the clothes we do.
Published in association with the V&A Museum, your purchase helps the V&A to enrich people's lives as the world's leading museum of art and design.
This is Book 8 in the V&A Series. See all V&A books here.
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HELEN HANCOCKS is the best-selling author/illustrator of three picture books to date: William and the Missing Masterpiece, William Heads to Hollywood , and Penguin in Peril . She lives and works in the UK.
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