A new book from Kate Moran in a Cambridge University Press series looks at clothing from both personal and philosophical angles.
Clothes carry meaning as well as being practical. We choose what to wear for meetings, parties, conversations… they make us feel good, attractive, or defend our bodily space. In this book, the author, herself a seamstress, explores fashion and waste, the history of resistance in clothing, enforced uniformity, and more. Seen through this philosophical lens, clothing becomes much more than simply the things we wear.
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