Nautical Chic explores the appeal of nautical dress and why it has influenced sartorial choices for over two centuries. The first and only book to look at the history of high fashion on the high seas, it illustrates how garments such as the blue and white fisherman’s top and peacoat crossed over from uniform and workwear into fashionable dress. Fashion historian Amber Jane Butchart traces the relationship between maritime dress and the fashionable wardrobe, uncovering stories, tracking the trends, and discussing the evolution of the style back to its roots in our seafaring past. Including beautiful images from the catwalk, editorials and street shots, the content is split over five chapters, each of which considers a particular maritime profession: The Officer, The Sailor, The Fisherman, The Sportsman and The Pirate.
