Name: Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear (in English)
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Author: Adlington, Lucy
ISBN: 9781847947277

portada Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lucy Adlington

Publisher

Random House UK

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 13.0 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9781847947277

Synopsis "Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear (in English)"

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 underwear--did you know Elizabeth I owned just one pair of drawers, worn only after her death?--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 lifestyle--and offers us the chance to truly appreciate the extraordinary qualities of these, our most ordinary possessions.

Lucy Adlington

(Author)

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Lucy Adlington es una historiadora y novelista británica con más de veinte años de experiencia en investigación histórica. Es autora de siete novelas para adolescentes que han sido nominadas y preseleccionadas para la Medalla Carnegie de CILIP, el Premio del Libro de Manchester, el Premio del Libro de Leeds y el Premio del Libro de Rotherham. Su novela La cinta roja se ha convertido en un best seller mundial. También dirige History Wardrobe, una empresa que organiza charlas sobre historia con vestuario de distintas épocas.

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