Fashion: A Manifesto
Fashion: A Manifesto
Fashion: A Manifesto
Fashion: A Manifesto

 

Published: 04/04/2023
ISBN: 9781912559497
Extent: 168 pages

Fashion: A Manifesto

Author: Anouchka Grose

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‘Spirited, serious, and funny all at once.’ Clare Farrell, fashion designer and founder of Extinction Rebellion.

‘Fashion has become desperately uncool. But into this new space we’re seeing a flood of upcycling, the use of reclaimed deadstock and an army of widely divergent bodies and faces. Is that enough to save it from the obsolescence it probably deserves?’

From the court of Louis XIV to TikTok’s Avant apocalypse, in Fashion: A Manifesto psychoanalyst and clothes lover Anouchka Grose takes an unexpected look at fashion to unpick the hold it has on so many of us. But rather than insisting we give up on the thrills that fashion has to offer, Grose outlines a radically new approach to the way we represent ourselves and looks forward to a future where our clothes treat us – not to mention the planet – more kindly.

‘Delicious and substantive. Grose’s wry tone makes her manifesto a joy, but this small book (enticingly produced, with pink cloth covers) has a serious intent.’
Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine
‘Wearing her expertise lightly, if not her wardrobe, psychoanalyst and writer Anouchka Grose steers us through the fashion system’s tangled web of desire, drama and identity politics – and, more recently, a growing sense of guilt about its environmental impact . . . Short, racy and enjoyable as a Vivienne Westwood mini-crini.’
V&A magazine
"Spirited, serious, and funny all at once...The complexity of the global fashion system, where we all are stakeholders, is an ideal lens through which to examine our planet threatening predicament. This book will help you to understand (and rightly criticise) the clothing, the culture, and the industry many of us feel utterly conflicted about. Anouchka’s thoughtful reflections help us to see clearly that it’s ok for us to sit with our own love-hate relationship to fashion.´
Clare Farrell, designer and co-founder, Extinction Rebellion

 

Published: 04/04/2023
ISBN: 9781912559497
Extent: 168 pages

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‘Spirited, serious, and funny all at once.’ Clare Farrell, fashion designer and founder of Extinction Rebellion.

‘Fashion has become desperately uncool. But into this new space we’re seeing a flood of upcycling, the use of reclaimed deadstock and an army of widely divergent bodies and faces. Is that enough to save it from the obsolescence it probably deserves?’

From the court of Louis XIV to TikTok’s Avant apocalypse, in Fashion: A Manifesto psychoanalyst and clothes lover Anouchka Grose takes an unexpected look at fashion to unpick the hold it has on so many of us. But rather than insisting we give up on the thrills that fashion has to offer, Grose outlines a radically new approach to the way we represent ourselves and looks forward to a future where our clothes treat us – not to mention the planet – more kindly.

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Weight 0.25 kg
Dimensions 19 × 12 × 1.5 cm
Cover Type

Hardcover

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