352 pages Edited by Manon Lenoir Text(s) by Denis Bruna Designed by Sarah Martinon 19 x 13 cm Language: French Hardback Publisher: Éditions Textuel 2024
From the anorak to the veil, via sneakers and the little black dress, fashion historian Denis Bruna offers an original and witty alphabet of everyday garments. With the same erudite yet playful voice that made Histoire des modes et du vêtement a reference, Bruna revisits our closets and drawers, and takes us all the way back to Antiquity.
Here we learn that the ancestor of today’s hoodie was banned by Charles VI before being embraced centuries later by New York’s hip-hop community; that the “kangaroo brief” existed as far back as the Middle Ages; and that women only gained the right to wear trousers freely in the 1960s.
Far from being neutral, the clothes we wear every day carry centuries of passion, prejudice, and creativity. With humor and insight, Petites histoires de nos vêtements reveals how each item of clothing tells a story of culture, power, and self-expression.
