Folk Fashion - Understanding Homemade Clothes (Paperback)

A dynamic resurgence in sewing and knitting is under way, with many people enjoying making and mending their own garments at home. However, stories abound of homemade clothes languishing at the back of the wardrobe. Amy Twigger Holroyd draws on ideas of fashion, culture and craft to explore makers' lived experiences of creating and wearing homemade clothes in a society dominated by shop-bought garments. Using the innovative metaphor of fashion as common land, Folk Fashion investigates the complex relationship between making, well-being and sustainability. Twigger Holroyd combines her own experience as a designer and knitter with first-hand accounts from folk fashion makers to explore this fascinating, yet under-examined, area of contemporary fashion culture. Looking to the future, she also considers how sewers and knitters might maximise the radical potential of their activities.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2020
Authors:	Amy Twigger Holroyd
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-15949-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Needlework & fabric crafts > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion Promotions
LSN:	1-350-15949-2
Barcode:	9781350159495

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