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100 1  $a Thanhauser, Sofi, $e author.
245 10 $a Worn : $b a people's history of clothing / $c Sofi Thanhauser.
246 30 $a People's history of clothing
250    $a First Vintage Books edition.
264  1 $a New York : $b Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, $c 2023
300    $a xviii, 375 pages ; $c 21 cm
500    $a First published in hardcover by Pantheon Books in 2022.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-353) and index.
505 00 $g Conclusion. $t Weavers -- $t The last linen shirt in New Hampshire ; $t Underthings -- $t Cotton. $t Texas fields ; $t The fabric revolution ; $t Drought -- $t Silk. $t Yangtze silk ; $t Costume drama ; $t The rise of mass fashion -- $t Synthetics. $t Rayon ; $t Nylons ; $t Export processing zones -- $t Wool. $t Army of the small ; $t Woolfest ; $t Weavers -- $g Conclusion.
520    $a "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 homogeneous 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, Worn 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"-- $c Provided by publisher.
650  0 $a Clothing and dress $x History.
650  0 $a Clothing and dress $x Social aspects.
650  0 $a Fashion $x History.
650  0 $a Fashion $x Social aspects.
650  0 $a Textile fabrics $x History.
650  6 $a Textiles et tissus $0 (CaQQLa)201-0378888 $x Histoire. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0378888
650  7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions. $2 bisacsh
650  7 $a Clothing and dress. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00864680
650  7 $a Clothing and dress $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00864722
650  7 $a Fashion. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00921600
650  7 $a Fashion $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00921619
650  7 $a Textile fabrics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01148636
655  7 $a Informational works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919930
655  7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628
655  7 $a Informational works. $2 lcgft
655  7 $a Documents d'information. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001043
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