Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear

Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear

Riffling through the wardrobes of years gone by, costume historian Lucy Adlington reveals the rich stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present day. Starting with underwearâ€”did you know Elizabeth I owned just one pair of drawers, worn only after her death?â€”she moves garment by garment through Western attire, exploring both the items we still wear every day and those that have gone the way of the dodo (sugared petticoats, farthingales, and spatterdashers to name but a few). Beautifully illustrated throughout, and crammed with fascinating and eminently quotable facts, Stitches in Time shows how the way we dress is inextricably bound up with considerations of aesthetics, sex, gender, class, and lifestyleâ€”and offers us the chance to truly appreciate the extraordinary qualities of these, our most ordinary possessions.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books
Manufacturer Random House UK
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FLMMC9781847947277
Color Other
ReleaseDate 2016-09-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781847947277

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