The Bloomsbury Groupand in particular, the style of Virginia Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bellhas been a constant source of inspiration for artists, fashion designers and interior decorators. This well-illustrated volume analyses the visual artefactsgarments and hair styles, art and furniturethe group used to signal membership.Lauren Indvik, Financial Times, Best Books of 2020: Style
Ms. Hitchmoughs history vividly fleshes out Dorothy Parkers observation that [ The Bloomsbury Group] lived in squares, painted in circles, and loved in triangles.Ann Landi, Wall Street Journal
An in-depth look at the visual creations of the group of writers that included Virginia Woolf and E. M. Forster . . . features fascinating unpublished photographs.Martin Chilton, The Independent
Hitchmoughs investigation is very much detailed, and her minute scrutiny of various forms of evidence does convey a precise impression of the groups visual identity, delivering the promised new take on Bloomsbury.Laurent Bury, Cercles
[ A] fascinating and wide-ranging account. . . . This is a book that wears its scholarship lightly and will be enjoyed by both Bloomsbury aficionados and newcomers alike.Lucinda Willan, V&A Magazine
[ A] fascinating study [ and] beautifully illustrated with images of paintings, decorative arts and clothing designs, plus a wealth of previously unpublished photographs, the book explores the distinctive aesthetic that defines this loose collective of artists, writers and intellectuals that revolved round Vanessa Bell and her sister, Virginia Woolf.Victoria Marston, Country Life, Book of the Week
Examines unpublished photographs and members experiments in dress in the first in-depth analysis of how the Bloomsbury Group generated and broadcast this image.Homes & Antiques
A landmark in the analysis and recognition of what exactly we mean when we use the term Bloomsbury. . . . It is far-reaching in its subject matter, easily accessible in style, rigorous in its research and often surprising and stimulating in its conclusions.Claire Nicholson, Virginia Woolf Bulletin
[ Draws] on family photo albums, painted portraits and lesser-known works, such as textiles and clothing made by the Omega Workshops in London.Sophie Devlin, House & Garden
This great swirl of lives that Hitchmough choreographs as if to a soundtrack by Debussy and the Ballets Russesitself so influential on the Bloomsbury lookmakes for an enticing book, one with something new to say.Jane Hill, World of Interiors
Fascinating and wide-ranging, this book will be enjoyed by both Bloomsbury aficionados and newcomers alike.Angela Wintle, Sussex Life
Despite the large number of existing publications about the Bloomsbury Group, the first to promote Post-Impressionism in England, this volume adds refreshing new knowledge on their work and self-fashioning.Lou Taylor, Costume Society
[ A] treasure of a book.Lou Taylor, Costume Society
