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Worn

Worn

A People's History of Clothing

By Sofi Thanhauser

Hardback | ISBN 9780241389539

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A finely spun history of clothes and where they come from

Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool- through the stories of these five fabrics, Sofi Thanhauser illuminates the world we inhabit in a startling new way, travelling from China to Cumbria to reveal the craft, labour and industry that create the clothes we wear.

From the women who transformed stalks of flax into linen to clothe their families in nineteenth century New England to those who earn their dowries in the cotton-spinning factories of South India today, this book traces the origins of garment-making through time and around the world. Exploring the social, economic and environmental impact of our most personal possessions, Worn looks beyond care labels to show how clothes reveal the truth about what we really care about.

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BOOK DETAILS

Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780241389539
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages: 400
Width (mm): 162
Height (mm): 240
Depth (mm): 36

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