On His Royal Badness
The Life and Legacy of Prince’s Fashion
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Saraband
Published:3rd Sep '26
Should be back in stock very soon
A garment-by-garment exploration of Prince’s singular style and continued influence on contemporary fashion.
Not only was Prince a musical genius and one of the greatest artists of all time, he was a fashion icon, a trailblazer devoted to the art of dressing. Lifelong fan and fashion historian Casci Ritchie assembles a greatest-hits compilation of the best pieces in Prince’s wardrobe—from ornate ear cuff down to bespoke heel—telling each garment’s incredible origin story and showing how his tastes disrupted hegemonic, heteronormative, and Black masculinities.
On His Royal Badness considers Prince as a visionary artist and fearless provocateur who revered fashion and self-expression, and whose sartorial brilliance continues to shape contemporary culture.
Unaffiliated with the Prince Estate.
'Ritchie balances her fandom with a wider discussion of why the ‘art of dressing’ can be transgressive, and just what Prince was transgressing against. In doing she so offers fresh insight into the man and not simply the legend.'
-- Alastair Braidwood, Scots Whay Hae'Ritchie [has] brilliantly merged her academic background—she has three fashion-related degrees—with her lifelong fandom of the so-called Purple One ... I couldn’t have asked for a better crash course.'
-- Sydney Urbanek, Mononym MythoISBN: 9781916637320
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144 pages
Paperback original