Wilcox, Claire
Patch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes
- ISBN 13:
- 9781526614414
- author:
- Wilcox, Claire
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 centimeters (0.24 kg
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Fashion,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Patch Work: A memoir that skillfully weaves together the author's life and her study of fashion. Claire Wilcox, curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum, shares her intimate exploration of clothes as memories and stories, enchantments and spells. In this luminous prose, Wilcox reveals the power of clothing to transform and disguise, and how it can be a portal to our pasts. From her mother's wedding suit to her own silk kimono, her memoir unfolds the spellbinding story of how clothes shape our lives and tell their own secrets. Through her work in fashion conservation, Wilcox has gained a unique insight into the stories behind the clothes we wear. In Patch Work, she brings this expertise to bear on her own life, creating a rich and nuanced portrait of one woman's journey through fashion and memory.
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