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The Thoughtful Dresser

Linda Grant

3.50/5 (481 ratings)

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'A good handbag makes the outfit. Only the rich can AFFORD cheap shoes The only thing worse than being skint is looking as if you're skint.' For centuries. an interest in clothes has been dismissed as the trivial pursuit of vain empty-headed women. Yet. clothes matter. whether you are interested in fashion or not because what we choose to dress ourselves in defines our identity. For the immigrant arriving in a new country to the teenager who needs to be part of the fashion pack or the woman turning forty who must reassess her wardrobe. the truth is that how we look and what we wear. tells a story. And what a story. THE THOUGHTFUL DRESSER tells us how a woman's hat saved her life in Nazi Germany. looks at the role of department stores in giving women a public place outside the home. savours the sheer joy of finding ...

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Pages:: 320 pages

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Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1844085562

ISBN13:: 9781844085569

kindle Asin:: B002TXZRZE

The Thoughtful Dresser

Linda Grant

3.50/5 (481 ratings)

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'A good handbag makes the outfit. Only the rich can AFFORD cheap shoes The only thing worse than being skint is looking as if you're skint.' For centuries. an interest in clothes has been dismissed as the trivial pursuit of vain empty-headed women. Yet. clothes matter. whether you are interested in fashion or not because what we choose to dress ourselves in defines our identity. For the immigrant arriving in a new country to the teenager who needs to be part of the fashion pack or the woman turning forty who must reassess her wardrobe. the truth is that how we look and what we wear. tells a story. And what a story. THE THOUGHTFUL DRESSER tells us how a woman's hat saved her life in Nazi Germany. looks at the role of department stores in giving women a public place outside the home. savours the sheer joy of finding ...

Format:

Pages:: 320 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1844085562

ISBN13:: 9781844085569

kindle Asin:: B002TXZRZE

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