My Mother'S Wedding Dress (Picardie, Justine)
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My Mother's Wedding Dress
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Condition & Size
š Condition: Score 6.5/10 Good-Very Good
Observations: None
š Size: Format B (Medium Format 129x178mm/135x216mm) Paperback
Summary
In this absolutely unique treasure trove of fashion, family memoir and literature, Justine Picardie tells a sequence of stories that reveal the fabric of the past, and how a family has fashioned itself through the clothes that they have worn: from her motherās black wedding dress to her first party frock, a translucent winged fairy outfit that provided an early lesson in what we uncover, and what we cover up. She also tells of her encounters with fashion designers ā Karl Lagerfeld and Donatella Versace, among others; conversations with supermodels, and her search for Charlotte Bronte's ring.
My Mother's Wedding Dress unravels why we care so much about clothes - the white satin and feathers and little black dresses with which we armour ourselves; the material of our lives. Above all, it is Justine Picardie's inimitable voice and thought-provoking quest for answers to her own past that make this book so special.
āAn enticing combination of autobiography, biography, memoir, discourse, interviews, fashion notes, and dreamsā¦ a sparky and original bookā
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