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Why do we think we have got nothing to wear? Rebecca Willis unpicks our love-hate relationship with clothes, exploring all the reasons that make us such easy prey for the fashion industry. In this fun, frank and fact-filled book, she dives into the multiple ways in which our clothes affect us... the hidden meanings, the peer pressure, the guilty purchases. She reveals why September is the most important month in fashion, what happens when we look in the mirror and why royal wives wear such high heels. Life, Death and Getting Dressed will make you fashion-conscious in a new way and set you free from wardrobe anxiety. You will start to shop with your eyes wide open and make better buys and fewer mistakes

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9781915780102

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"Life, Death and Getting Dressed is stylish subversion - part polemic, part appreciation. Rebecca Willis confirms Coco Chanel's belief that ""fashion is what goes out-of-fashion"". Yet there's no hint of joyless puritanism here: instead, an unmissable invitation to get dressed more thoughtfully and enjoy the unavoidable act of putting on clothes. * Stephen Bayley * This book is genius. It pinpoints all the things I have ever felt about my wardrobe - how clothes affect us, the hidden meanings, the peer pressure, the evolution of fashion, the guilt purchases... it's funny, charming and brilliantly explained. You'll feel better just reading it! * Emma Forbes *"

Author Information

Rebecca Willis is a features journalist and writer. She worked at Vogue for 15 years and also at The Independent on Sunday. She was Associate Editor of Intelligent Life, former sister magazine of The Economist, where she wrote the ""Applied Fashion"" column. She lives in London with her family.

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