Fashion and Geniuses. The Suit Biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Catherine II, Peter Tchaikovsky, Oscar Wilde

The book presents six suit biographies of the most famous people in the world of art who had a significant impact not only on culture but also on the fashion of their time and the present. Six chapters — these are six 'suit' biographies of geniuses from different fields — visual art, music, literature, cinema, ballet... From Leonardo da Vinci to Maya Plisetskaya. Their lives are presented through the lens of costumes and everyday culture. The book is based in part on unpublished archival materials.