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'A surprising, engaging book, full of humour... Here is a book which is greater than its title. Its contributors are not simply fashion writers, but great authors, all with an individual, perceptive view on clothing Judith Watt has created a collection with wit, eclecticism and moments of quiet revolution, which suggests that clothing, fashion, style pervade our lives... There are moments of great pathos, humour and irony-but it's perhaps in its sense of detail that the real strength of the book lies' Guardian"Watt's achievement is to take something that is regarded as essentially frivolous-fashion writing and demonstrate that it deserves far more attention that it has been given. There is some pure fashion journalism here but we also get the likes of E. M. Forster, Nancy Mitford, Aldous Huxley and Malcolm X. Watt has ferreted out some wonderful extracts, from the well known to the obscure."
Time Out
ISBN:9780140277319
