Michael Foreman is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator.
'This highly illustrated text will fascinate anyone interested in dress history, national and ethnic identity or English cultural history.' International Textiles 'A well-researched scholarly piece that is definitely worth reading ... highly recommended for those who are interested in dress, fashion, and cultural and national identity.' ITAA Newsletter 'The Englishness of English Dress is an intelligent, thoughtful and engaging collection of essays addressing the construction of national identity through dress and tradition ... Every essay in this book is worth reading - not always the case with collections of this sort. It should be on the bookshelf of anyone with an academic interest in the language of dress.' Embroidery Magazine