Nautical but nice: maritime chic – in pictures
With nautical trends a major presence at JW Anderson, Dolce & Gabbana and Kenzo this spring, it’s time to learn the watery origins of what you’re wearing, with a new fashion history book that covers everything you wanted to know about stripy T-shirts and peacoats but were afraid to ask. Without it you’ll be, ahem, all at sea
Nautical Chic by Amber Butchart is published on 30 March at £24.95; thamesandhudson.com
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Modelling a dress by Balmain on the bank of the Seine, Paris, 1946.
Photograph: Genevieve Naylor/Genevieve Naylor/Corbis
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Donning a parrot and an eyepatch at Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s spring/summer show, 2010.
Photograph: Andrea Simms/Thames & Hudson
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Beachwear illustration by Leon Bonnotte, from Le Sourire magazine 1931.
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Black wool jacket with gold bullion cord showing the naval influence at Alexander McQueen’s ‘Dante’ collection, autumn/winter 1996.
Photograph: Andrea Simms/Thames & Hudson
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Model wearing outfit by Carolyn Schnurer, 1951.
Photograph: Clifford Coffin/Conde Nast Archive/Corbis
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Stripes and a sailor hat on the catwalk at Kenzo’s show, spring/summer 2006.
Photograph: Andrea Simms/Thames & Hudson
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Sculptural couture stripes by Jacques Griffe photographed in 1960.
Photograph: Philippe Pottier/Thames & Hudson
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Gold braiding on Paris fashions, as illustrated in Petit Courrier des Dames by Jean Ribault in 1827.
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Pirate stripe at Jean Paul Gaultier, spring/summer 2008.
Photograph: Andrea Simms/Thames & Hudson
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Yachting chic with an illustration by Pierre Mourgue, based on designs by Jacques Fath, Pierre Balmain, Carven and Jean Patou, 1947.
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Coco Chanel in pyjama trousers resembling sailor pants, on the beach with Duke Laurino, 1930.
Photograph: Time Life Pictures/Thames & Hudson
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Nautical playsuit by D&G, spring/summer 2009.
Photograph: Andrea Simms/Thames & Hudson
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The elaborate headdress named after a French frigate – the la Belle Poule – became all the rage in Paris in 1778.
Photograph: Thames & Hudson
