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Diana Style: Foreword by Manolo Blahnik
by Colin McDowell
Product Group: Book
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (2007-08-21)
ISBN: 0312375379
EAN: 9780312375379
Dewy Decimal #: 941.085092
Hardcover: 240 pages
Edition: 1st
Release Date: 2007-08-21
SKU: T081802-5107
Condition: As New
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Customer Reviews
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Enjoying reading a different perspective of Diana's Life
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-04-25
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
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.
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Diana Style: Foreward by Manolo Blahnik
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-02-08
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
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!
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Save your money
Rating  (2)
Date: 2007-09-26
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
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 known the color of one of Diana's most famous gowns? Many of the designer comments are also available elsewhere, in better books.
That said, the text is an interesting take on Diana's use of clothing to make a statement, and her gradual development of the style associated with her at any given period. You won't see anything new here and shouldn't believe everything you read here, either -- by a long shot. If McDowell can't get his facts right, what weight should a reader give to his opinions?
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More verbal than visual
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-08-24
23 out of 23 customers found this reveiw helpful
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 of mistakes: A reference to a pearl necklace that Diana supposedly wore on her wedding day (she didn't wear a necklace at all) and stating that Fergie's gown was made of satin, just like Diana's (Diana's was taffeta). Odd mistakes, considering all you have to do is look at the photos to check the facts.
Overall, this is a nice little book with some good observations, but if you want lots of photos, buy one of the other Diana fashion books.
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