Worn on this day The clothes that made history

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

Book - 2019

Beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st, Chrisman-Campbell looks at garments worn on monumental occasions across centuries. She offers capsule fashion histories of everything from space suits to wedding gowns, Olympics uniforms, and armor. In every case there is a newsworthy narrative behind the garment, whether famous and glamorous or anonymous and humble. From celebrities to ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events, the stories create a revelatory mash-up of fashion and history.

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Published
Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Running Press 2019.
Language
English
Main Author
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xi, 324 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780762493579
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Review by Booklist Review

This unconventional take on fashion history is a collection of capsule fashion histories. From January 1 through December 31, each day features a fashion event from sometime in history, from the first century AD to the present. Fashion historian Chrisman-Campbell writes that selecting garments based on the date they were worn levels the playing field, allowing both ordinary and luxurious pieces to be covered. She also takes a broad view of what constitutes a garment, including gas masks (worn by a mother and child during a 1941 tear gas drill), an iron collar (worn by a woman freed by Union soldiers after the capture of New Orleans), and a haircut (the shag sported by Jane Fonda in her 1970 mugshot). The organization allows for interesting juxtapositions; for instance, Jackie Kennedy's iconic pillbox hat is next to the pink pussy hats from the 2017 Women's March. While 365 garments are described, about a third of them are actually pictured. Fun to flip through, with plenty of fascinating facts about fashion and history, Worn On This Day is recommended for public and school libraries.--Lindsay Harmon Copyright 2020 Booklist

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