Royal dress reading list
General
Arch, Nigel & Joanna Marschner. The Royal Wedding Dresses. London, 2003
Arch, Nigel & Joanna Marschner. Splendour at Court: Dressing for Royal Occasions Since 1700. London, 1997
Arch, Nigel & Joanna Marschner. Court Dress Collection at Kensington Palace. London, 1984
Cumming, Valerie. Royal Dress: The Image and the Reality 1580 to the Present Day. New Jersey, 1989
Mansel, Phillip. Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II. New York, 2005
Pre-1700 Royal Dress
Arnold, Janet. Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd. London, 2001
Ravelhofer, Barbara. The Early Stuart Masque: Dance, Costume and Music. London, 2006
18th Century Royal Dress
Langdale, E. Rose Bertin: The Creator of Fashion at the Court of Marie Antoinette. London, 1913
Weber, Caroline. Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution. (New York, 2006)
19th Century Royal Dress
Staniland, Kay. In Royal Fashion: The Clothes of Princess Charlotte & Queen Victoria. London, 1997
20th Century Royal Dress
Edwards, Anne. The Queen's Clothes. London, 1977
Hartnell, Norman. Silver and Gold. London, 1955
Kjellberg, Anne & Susan North. The Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway 1896-1938. London, 2005
McDowell, Colin. A Hundred Years of Royal Style. London, 1985
Marschner, Joanna. & Beatrice Behlen. Hats and Handbags: Accessories from the Royal Wardrobe, Kensington Palace. London, 2003
Menkes, Suzy. The Royal Jewels. Los Angeles, 1986
Menkes, Suzy. Windsor Style. Los Angeles, 1987
Diana, Princess of Wales
Blanchard, Tamsin. Dressing Diana. London, 1998
Chubb, A. Royal Fashion and Beauty Secrets: An Intimate Look at How Princess Diana Achieves Her Radiance, Style, and Grace- Revealed for Women Everywhere. New York, 1992
Clehane, D. Diana: The Secrets of Her Style. London, 1998
Emanuel, David & Elizabeth. A Dress for Diana. London, 2006
Fincher, J. & T. Debrett's Illustrated Fashion Guide to the Princess of Wales. London, 1991
Harmer, D. Diana: The Fashion Princess. New York, 1988
Howell, G. Diana: Her Life In Fashion. London, 1999
James, S. Princess Diana's Maternity Fashions & Nursery. London, 1984
Levenson, D. Princess Diana's Latest Fashion. London, 1985
Modlinger, J. Diana, Queen of Style. Philadelphia, 1998
Walker, Catherine. Catherine Walker: An Autobiography by the Private Couturier to Diana, Princess of Wales. London, 1998
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