Material girls and boys / Shelley Silas. Being the baroness / Stella Duffy -- Dancing in the dark / Rosemary Goring -- 50/50 psychic / Muriel Gray -- The girl before / Morag Joss -- Les Pompes Funebres / Susie Maguire -- Alma Martyr / Susie Maguire -- Any mother's child / Jean Marsh -- What to wear in the absence of light / Hannah McGill -- Far more fair than black / Candia McWilliam -- Red letter day / Kate Mosse -- Dressing the dirge / Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor -- The difference / Sian Preece -- Skinny girls / Elizabeth Reeder -- White coat/black dress / Manda Scott -- Material girls and boys / Shelley Silas. Five old crows / Michelle Berry -- Being the Baroness / Stella Duffy -- Dancing in the dark / Rosemary Goring -- 50/50 Psychic / Muriel Gray -- The girl before / Morag Joss -- Les Pompes Funebres / Susie Maguire -- Alma Martyr / Susie Maguire -- Any Mother's child / Jean Marsh -- What to wear in the absence of light / Hannah McGill -- Far more fair than black / Candia McWilliam -- Red letter day / Kate Mosse -- Dressing the Dirge / Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor -- The difference / Sian Preece -- Skinny girls / Elizabeth Reeder -- White coat/black dress / Manda Scott -- Material girls and boys / Shelley Silas.
Summary:
Every woman knows what a little black dress is for - seduction, mourning, revenge, celebration, perhaps even murder. It can be a sign of belonging or a sign of individuality, a way to hide or a way to stand out. Fifteen women of varied backgrounds, including Stella Duffy, Kate Mosse, Candia McWilliam, Muriel Gray, Morag Joss, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Jean Marsh and Michelle Berry, offer a colourful range of views on the little black dress. BBC Radio Four originally broadcast a selection of these stories. Now a fuller collection has been tailored by Susie Maguire into this simply stunning and elegant publication.
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