Folk Fashion

Understanding Homemade Clothes

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-02-03
Mått136 x 214 x 18 mm
Vikt320 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350159495

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Cast ListList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsChapter 1 Introducing folk fashionChapter 2The resurgence of folk fashion Chapter 3Identity, connection and the fashion commonsChapter 4Why DIY? The experience of making and wearing homemadeChapter 5Reknitting: an experimental folk fashion practiceChapter 6Patterns, design and creativityChapter 7Making the wardrobeChapter 8Folk fashion and the futureBibliographyIndex