National Geographic Fashion HD 28 oversize flat 

Washinton D. C. : National Geographic Society, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy Table, [12 by 11inches], white-embossed ebony-coloured cloth, w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 239, indexed. Fully illustrated with colour plates. Being a collection of full-page colour plates, chronicling the diversity of raiment among the peoples of the world. The costumes range from Mexican revolutionaries, complete with ten-gallon sombreros, rifles and shoulder-slung cartridge belts, to Amazonian Indians sporting only cod pieces and body paint. ...National Geographic editor at large Cathy Newman has traveled the world in search of the stories that lie embedded among the people and places she visits. Her recent feature articles for the magazine include "Russian Summer" and "Crimea: A Jewel in Two Crowns." She has also covered such diverse subjects as the Shakers, trout, the enigma of beauty, the English Channel Tunnel, poison, and Australia's Cape York Peninsula. In search of stories, Cathy has traveled through the Australian outback, fly-fished in England, toured the great fashion and fragrance houses of Europe, and taken a course in how to drive a race car. She has published three critically acclaimed books for National Geographic: Perfume: The Art and Science of Scent), Women Photographers at National Geographic, and Fashion.