Part memoir, part fashion history, part social commentary, Alexandra
Shulman's Sunday Times bestseller explores the meaning of clothes and
how we wear them, with a new preface on how recent world events have
changed our relationship with clothes
'Warm, thought-provoking and honest.' - Victoria Hislop
'Clever, emotionally intelligent, reveling in style without making us
yearn to shop.' - The Times
'Self-deprecating and stylish, this is sure to become a classic.' -
Vanity Fair
'It's funny, honest and in typical Shulman style mixes high and low
effortlessly. We don't know many people who can write about bras, Donald
Tusk and Madeleine Albright all in the same sentence.' - A Little
Bird
'Scintillating reading.' - The Spectator
'Alexandra Shulman's style is unaffected, immediate and hilariously
dry. She's brilliant at observing everyday feelings in a joy-sparking
turn of phrase.' - Helena Bonham Carter
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'Clothes... and other things that matter is a book not only about
clothes but about the way we live our lives. From childhood onwards, the
way we dress is a result of our personal history. In a mix of memoir,
fashion history and social observation I am writing about the person our
clothes allows us to be and sometimes the person they turn us into.' -
Alexandra Shulman
In Clothes... and other things that matter, Alexandra Shulman delves
into her own life to look at the emotions, ambitions, expectations and
meanings behind the way we dress.
From the bra to the bikini, the trench coat to trainers, the slip dress
to the suit, she explores their meaning in women's lives and how our
wardrobes intersect with the larger world - the career ladder,
motherhood, romance, sexual identity, ambition, failure, body image and
celebrity.
By turns funny, refreshingly self-deprecating and often very moving,
this startlingly honest memoir from the ex-Editor of British Vogue
will encourage women of all ages to consider what their own clothes mean
to them, the life they live in them and the stories they tell.
