Wardrobe crisis : how we went from Sunday best to fast fashion / Clare Press.
Publisher: Carlton, VIC : Nero, [2016]Description: 327 pages ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 43583ISBN: 9781863958356 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Fashion -- History | Clothing trade -- History | Fashion -- Moral and ethical aspects | Clothing trade -- Moral and ethical aspects | Beauty and FashionDDC classification: 391.009 PRE LOC classification: GT511| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Who makes your clothes? This used to be an easy question to answer- it was the seamstress next door, or the tailor on the high street - or you made them yourself. Today we rarely know the origins of the clothes hanging in our closets. The local shoemaker, dressmaker and milliner are long gone, replaced by a globalised fashion industry worth $1.5 trillion a year.
In Wardrobe Crisis , fashion journalist Clare Press explores the history and ethics behind what we wear. Putting her insider status to good use, Press examines the entire fashion ecosystem, from sweatshops to haute couture, unearthing the roots of today's buy-and-discard culture. She traces the origins of icons like Chanel, Dior and Herm s; charts the rise and fall of the department store; and follows the thread that led us from Marie Antoinette to Carrie Bradshaw.
Wardrobe Crisis is a witty and persuasive argument for a fashion revolution that will empower you to feel good about your wardrobe again.
Includes bibliographical references.
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