"Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore examines fifty revered writers—among them Samuel Beckett, Quentin Crisp, Simone de Beauvoir, T.S. Eliot, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Malcolm Gladwell, Donna Tartt, John Updike, Oscar Wilde, and Tom Wolfe—whose work and way of dress bears an idiosyncratic stamp influencing culture today. Terry Newman combines illuminating anecdotes about authors and their work, archival photography, first-person quotations from each writer and current designers, little-known facts, and clothing-oriented excerpts that exemplify their original writing style.
Each entry spotlights an author and a signature wardrobe moment that expresses his or her persona, and reveals how it influences the fashion world today. Newman explores how the particular item of clothing or style has contributed to fashion’s lingua franca—delving deeper to appraise its historical trajectory and distinctive effect. Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore is an invaluable and engaging look at the writers we love—and why we love what they wear—that is sure to captivate lovers of great literature and sophisticated fashion."
Published today.
Postcards from 100 Writers and Artists.
I would read this but I fear I might lose the thread (bad pun alert!).
Posted by: David Nolan | 27 July 2017 at 08:44 PM
It may be "published today" but I saw it for sale (and looked through it) at the V&A on Tuesday :-)
Posted by: Dark Puss | 27 July 2017 at 08:58 PM
Oh, very good!
Posted by: Cornflower | 27 July 2017 at 09:18 PM
You missed Miss H. by a day - she was there yesterday for the Balenciaga exhibit!
Did the book appeal?
Posted by: Cornflower | 27 July 2017 at 09:20 PM
Damn! I was tempted by the Balenciaga so please ask her for an opinion before I lay down my cash. The book was interesting and had we empty spaces on our shelves and not double banked in places, I might have been tempted. I do spend quite a lot of time in bookshops (or looking at books in shops) but sadly I almost never buy any that are not related to work (and of those very few too).
Posted by: Dark Puss | 28 July 2017 at 01:31 PM
Re. shelves, see the post (just published) above this!
H. says the Balenciaga was very good. I'll hear more when she's home.
Posted by: Cornflower | 28 July 2017 at 02:06 PM
H (home now) says she thinks you'd love the exhibition.
Posted by: Cornflower | 28 July 2017 at 04:49 PM
My thanks to her for a valued opinion! My budget does not quite run to the property you show in your next post!
Posted by: Dark Puss | 29 July 2017 at 02:16 PM
I've requested this from the library. It looks fascinating.
Posted by: Mary Ronan Drew | 02 September 2017 at 03:23 PM