Editorial Random House USA
Fecha de edición enero 2023 · Edición nº 1
Idioma inglés
EAN 9780525566731
400 páginas
Libro
encuadernado en tapa blanda
Dimensiones 131 mm x 203 mm
In this panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five stories Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool about the clothes we wear and where they come from, illuminating our world in unexpected ways. She takes us from the opulent court of Louis XIV to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed with lichen, shells, bark, saffron, and beetles, displaying distinctive regional weaves and knits, and how the modern Western garment industry has refashioned our attire into the homogenous and disposable uniforms popularized by fast fashion brands.
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