Worn - Footwear, Attachment and the Affects of Wear (Paperback)

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2021 "Beautifully written, entirely accessible, poignant and profound" - Amy de la Haye In a culture preoccupied with newness and a fashion system largely predicated upon it, what is the significance of worn clothes and why do they have the power to affect us so deeply? How are relationships to clothing produced and maintained through the embodied practices of wearing, maintenance and repair? Through a focus upon a single garment, the shoe, this book calls on readers to reconsider the value of the marks of wear at a time when fast fashion reigns supreme and interest in damaged, or worn, garments quietly increases. Bringing together anthropological and psychoanalytic theory with practices of handmaking, wearing, and photography, this book asks what is the embodied experience of wearing and the affect of the worn? Beautifully illustrated in full color throughout, Worn is the first book to focus exclusively on the significance of imperfect garments as important aspects of our material world and culture.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2022
Authors:	Ellen Sampson
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-29454-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion
LSN:	1-350-29454-3
Barcode:	9781350294547

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