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Books : Diana Style: Foreword by Manolo Blahnik


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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 941.085092
EAN: 9780312375379
ISBN: 0312375379
Label: St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: August 21, 2007
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Sales Rank: 275931
Studio: St. Martin's Press



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Enjoying reading a different perspective of Diana's Life
Although I am still reading through this book, I am enjoying reading details about the fashion side of her life. It's a nice change from speculation about the rest of her life. The pictures of her fashion style bring back pleaseant memories of how I would like to remember the princess, as the beautiful woman she was. The commentaries from the designers are also loving written and offer details about the princess that add something to the pictures.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Diana Style: Foreward by Manolo Blahnik
This is a great book if you are a fan of Princess Diana or just a fan of her fashion. The book is full of great pictures. I highly recommend this book to any Princess Diana fan!



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Save your money
I agree with the review left by "Dressmaker": save your money and buy it used, if buy it you must. There is only one picture, a fashion drawing by Roland Klein, that doesn't appear in lots (and lots!) of other Diana fashion books. The text contains a number of glaring errors of general fact, date, and dress description that could have been easily checked. For a very minor example, the Travolta Gown was described on one page as black, and on the next, as ink blue. Shouldn't a "fashion expert" have ... Read More



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - More verbal than visual
This book, on an ever-popular topic, is not as complete or well-illustrated as other, similar books such as "Dressing Diana," "Diana, Queen of Style," or "Diana: The Secrets of Her Style." However, it is more thoughtful in its analysis of her fashions and how they changed over the years. Most such books just burble about her eternal beauty and perfection; this one acknowledges some missteps and gaucheries from time to time, while appreciating her growth and maturity.

I noticed a couple ... Read More




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