Worn

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31295053609
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Books
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20.00
book_author_name: 
Sofi Thanhauser
book_type: 
Hardback
publisher: 
Penguin Books Ltd
published_date: 
27/01/2022
isbn: 
9780241389539
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Books > Politics, Society & Education > Society & culture > Cultural studies > Fashion & society
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Sofi Thanhauser|Hardback|Penguin Books Ltd|27/01/2022
Merchant Product Id: 
9780241389539
Book Description: 
A finely spun history of clothes and where they come fromLinen, 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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