Worn : a people's history of clothing / Sofi Thanhauser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thanhauser, Sofi, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress--History.

Clothing and dress.

History.

Clothing and dress--Social aspects.

Fashion--History.

Fashion.

Fashion--Social aspects.

Textile fabrics--History.

Textile fabrics.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 375 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2022]

Summary:

"In this ambitious, 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 Quatorze to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed from 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. Thanhauser makes clear how the clothing industry has become one of the planet's worst polluters, relying on chronically underpaid and exploited laborers. But she also shows us how micro-communities and companies of textile and clothing makers in every corner of the world are rediscovering ancestral and ethical methods for making what we wear. Drawn from years of intensive research and reporting from around the world, and brimming with fascinating anecdotal material, Threads reveals to us that our clothing comes not just from the countries listed on the tags or ready-made from our factories--it comes, as well, from deep in our histories"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: LINEN

1. The Last Linen Shirt in New Hampshire

2. Underthings

COTTON

3. Texas Fields

4. The Fabric Revolution

5. Drought

SILK

6. Yangtze Silk

7. Costume Drama

8. The Rise of Mass Fashion

SYNTHETICS

9. Rayon

10. Nylons

11. Export Processing Zones

WOOL

12. Army of the Small

13. Woolfest

14. Weavers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-353) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Thanhauser, Sofi. Worn

ISBN:

9781524748395

1524748390

OCLC:

1248598617