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Fashion Victims
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Alison Matthews-David is Lecturer in the History of Textiles and Dress, Centre for the History of Textiles and Dress, Winchester School of Art and University of Southampton.

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Fashion historian David (Ryerson Univ., Toronto) examines how clothing caused death, disease, and madness during the 19th and early 20th centuries in France and North America, transmitting contagious diseases, emitting chemical toxins, and catching fire... compelling and sometimes disturbing ... does make a case for reexamining our fashion consumption in the 21st century and how that consumption hurts the environment and people, especially those in developing countries where most apparel is now produced. Library Journal If you happen to start reading this book, as I did, in bed on a leisurely rainy September morning, you may well suddenly feel a little suspicious of your own innocently striped nightwear ... This is an earnest and important book, generously illustrated and full of interest, retrieving heart-sinking horror from the historical record, and signposting a future that remains immensely troubling. -- Shahidha Bari Times Higher Education Focusing on the mid-1700s to the 1930s, the book is an astonishing and sometimes gory account of the ways in which clothing has killed, either by accident, by design, or through treacherous manufacturing conditions. This dark history is presented alongside a series of illustrations from the era, which show just how dangerous dressing could be. Atlas Obscura David's publication begs that we collectively examine the lengths we will go to for personal style ... David probes this idea, noting that fashion has long been a marker of social status as well as moral compass, two things that were taken very seriously in times like the 19th century. Even today this still rings true, as we still make judgments about a person's values based on their clothing choice, and luxury clothing and labels still act as a status signifier to separate us. Though we have moved past the times of arsenic imbued garments and lethal dyes, David also notes the deadly dangers of the creation of fashion of today. Workers in unsafe conditions with little other options but to take jobs working long hours doing the same thing day-in and day-out, with disastrous long-term effects, are not looked over by David. -- Elizabeth Patterson Visionaire Laden with colorful pictures, artwork, articles, newspaper clippings, and ads, Fashion Victims puts it all on the table in its artful and intelligent layout ... the book is excellent for history enthusiasts and a must-have for anyone with an interest in fashion. Please Pass the Books We think of drop dead gorgeous clothes as deadly only for our wallets. But they can kill. And have ... From hats laced in mercury to entangled scarves and easily inflammable fabric Matthews-David reveals the darkest side of fashion ... Half-terrifying, half-fascinating, Fashion Victims is an eye-opener ... beautifully illustrated too. Beautiful with Brains, "4 New Fashion Books Every Fashionista Should Read This Fall" As featured on The Hairpin, The Independent, My Little Bird, New York Magazine's "The Cut," and New Review Magazine Fashion Victims

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