All the Rage - Power, Pain, Pleasure: Stories from the Frontline of Beauty 1860-1960

A scintillating survey of the changing face of beauty, examining a century of history that saw women''s bodies become a battleground for emancipation. This encompassing account is bold in its scope, yet filled with intriguing details and thoughtful, original analysis of the codes, conventions and contradictions of female fashion and beauty>

About the author

Virginia Nicholson is the author of Among the Bohemians: Experiments in Living 1900-1939, Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War, Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949, Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes: The Story of Women in the 1950s, How Was It For You? Women, Sex, Love and Power in the 1960s as well as Charleston: A Bloomsbury House and Garden. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Nicholson is the granddaughter of Vanessa Bell and the great-niece of Virginia Woolf, and is the President of the Charleston Trust, and a trustee of the Strachey Trust.

Product details

• Authors: Virginia Nicholson, Nicholson Virginia, VIRGINIA NICHOLSON
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.03.2025
• EAN: 9780349014326
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01432-6
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history