Life, Death and Getting Dressed
Thinking we have nothing to wear is a familiar scenario for many – possibly most – women. We stand in front of wardrobes brimming with clothes and find that nothing in it feels quite right, nothing ‘works’, nothing magically makes us feel OK about ourselves. Although something new might fix it. In bite-sized chapters, Rebecca Willis strips this ‘wardrobe dysmorphia’ back to its bare bones and, dipping into subjects such as evolution, neuroscience, psychology, the patriarchy and body image, as well as sustainability and the history of fashion, shows how our conflicted relationship with clothes has very little to do with what’s actually in the cupboard. By the end of this book, you will not only be able to look into your wardrobe and feel better about what you see there, you will also look at yourself differently.
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'This book is genius. It pinpoints all the things I have ever felt about my wardrobe... It's funny, charming and brilliantly explained. You'll feel better just reading it!'
Emma Forbes
'Rebecca's book considers clothes and our attitudes to them from a wildly original and truly kaleidoscopic range of angles.' Alexandra Shulman
'A fascinating deep dive that will make you think differently about the clothes you wear and why you bought them.' Lisa Armstrong, The Telegraph
Nothing to wear?
Here's the book that explains why...
We've all been there: we stand in front of a wardrobe brimming with clothes, and find that nothing feels quite right, nothing makes us feel OK about ourselves. Although something new might fix it...
Rebecca Willis unpicks our love-hate relationship with clothes, exploring the factors from neuroscience to the patriarchy that make us such easy prey for the fashion industry.
After reading this book, you will understand why clothes matter and how they define us - and why caring about them doesn't make us vain or materialistic. You'll be able to silence your inner critic, ditch the guilt and open the wardrobe with a newfound sense of calm.
Additional information
| Weight | 330 g |
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| Dimensions | 204 × 129 × 22 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | New River Books |
| Imprint | New River Books |
| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 224 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 391.0019 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |