Sofi Thanhauser: Worn: A People's History of Clothing contemporary and the decorative arts on

and the decorative arts on the same plane as painting

Inspired by the work of Dorothea Tanning

Working for publications such as Essence

this tome constitutes a valuable handbook to navigate its ever-evolving landscape

From Desert Storm commemorative Pepsi bottles and Saddam Hussein voodoo dolls to 9/11 snow globes and Osama Bin Laden Nokia cases

Sofi Thanhauser: Worn: A People's History of Clothing contemporary and the decorative arts onPenguin, 2023, softcover, 400 pages, 12. 8 x 19. 7 cm Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool: through the stories of these five fabrics, Sofi Thanhauser illuminates the world we inhabit in a startling new way, travelling from China to Cumbria to reveal the craft, labour and industry that create the clothes we wear. From the women who transformed stalks of flax into linen to clothe their families in nineteenth century New England to those who earn their