{"product_id":"9781770461505","title":"The WORN Archive : A Fashion Journal about the Art, Ideas, \u0026 History of What We Wear","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe WORN Archive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWORN\u003c\/i\u003e is reclaiming fashion as something that can be exciting, challenging, different, quirky, interesting, not just as something you have to\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003econsume.\"—Jane Pratt, from her foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe WORN Archive: A Fashion Journal about the Arts, Ideas, and History of What We Wear\u003c\/i\u003e is a manifesto on why fashion and clothing matter. For eight years, the Canadian magazine has investigated the intersections of fashion, pop culture, and art. With prescient, intelligent articles, \u003ci\u003eWORN Fashion Journal\u003c\/i\u003e strives to address diverse issues such as gender, identity, and culture with openness and honesty. \u003ci\u003eWORN\u003c\/i\u003e asserts that fashion is art, history, ideas, and most of all fun—that style is a personal experience that need not align with the fashion industry.\u003cbr\u003e     The four-hundred-page book features the best content from the journal's first fourteen issues, assembled by \u003ci\u003eWORN\u003c\/i\u003e'S founder and editor in chief, Serah-Marie McMahon. Articles penned by a host of unique contributors (academics, writers, curators, and artists) touch on topics as wide-ranging as the relationship between feminism and fashion, discourse on \u003ci\u003ehijabs\u003c\/i\u003e, how to tie a tie, the history of flight attendants, and textile conservation. With eclectic photo shoots featuring \"real\" models, striking illustrations, and whimsical layouts, every page is a joyful, creative approach to clothing.\u003cbr\u003e     \u003ci\u003eThe WORN Archive\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate cultural style map for those who don't want to be told how to dress but are seeking a transformative understanding of why we wear what we do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Each new page is both surprising and delicious. All the photography is top-notch, not just the model shoots; even pictures of old shoes and rows of ties seduce the eye.” —\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe WORN Archive \u003c\/i\u003eis] a wonderful look back at some of the most erudite pieces from the magazine regarding fashion history, cultures, and styles, laid-out beautifully alongside diverse, personal stories about getting dressed.” —\u003ci\u003eNational Post Best of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Every page is a reminder that clothes aren't just things we buy; they're what we live in.” —\u003ci\u003eFlare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Edgy, insightful and visually beautiful.” —\u003ci\u003eCBC Books Holiday Gift Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe WORN Archive \u003c\/i\u003eis] a wonderful, heart-warming and funny read.” —\u003ci\u003eDesign Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deliciously designed, intelligent, quirky, entertaining, and provocative Artists, makers, and fashionistas will be seduced by the books imaginative visuals and astute essays.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781770461505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596894548174,"sku":"9781770461505","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_52e34648-2e62-4e2e-80c6-7ddf2fad0d50.jpg?v=1637868723","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781770461505","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}