{"product_id":"legendary-authors-and-the-clothes-they-wore-by-terry-newman-copy","title":"\"Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore\" by Terry Newman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[Newman’s] surprisingly convincing thesis is that the sartorial choices authors make are deeply connected to the narrative choices they make — or, as Beckett put it, ‘the fabric of language’ they use.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVanessa Friedman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscover the signature sartorial style of fifty men and women of letters, including Maya Angelou; Truman Capote; Colette; Bret Easton Ellis; Allen Ginsberg; Patti Smith; and David Foster Wallace; in this unique compendium of profiles—with eighty black-and-white photographs, excerpts, quotes, and facts—that illuminates their impact on modern fashion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Zadie Smith’s exotic turban, to James Joyce’s wire-framed glasses, or Samuel Beckett’s Wallabees, a writer’s attire reflects the creative and spiritual essence of his or her work. As a non-linear sensibility has come to dominate modern style, curious trendsetters have increasingly found a stimulating muse in writers—many, like Joan Didion, whose personal aesthetic is distinctly \"out of fashion.\" For decades, Didion has used her work, both her journalism and experimental fiction, as a mirror to reflect her innermost emotions and ideas—an originality that has inspired Millennials, resonated with a new generation of fashion designers and cultural tastemakers, and made Didion, in her eighties, the face of Celine in 2015.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTerry Newman combines illuminating anecdotes about authors and their work, archival photography, first-person quotations from each writer and current designers, little-known facts, and clothing-oriented excerpts that exemplify their original writing style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach entry spotlights an author and a signature wardrobe moment that expresses his or her persona, and reveals how it influences the fashion world today. Newman explores how a particular item of clothing or style has contributed to fashion’s lingua franca—delving deeper to appraise its historical trajectory and distinctive effect. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLegendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an invaluable and engaging look at the writers we love—and why we love what they wear—that is sure to captivate lovers of great literature and sophisticated fashion alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, 208 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45771984437506,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0084\/8727\/2506\/files\/IMG_2337_a438f910-e48b-440c-9649-9408b540e317.jpg?v=1736618338","url":"https:\/\/pittsburghmercantile.life\/products\/legendary-authors-and-the-clothes-they-wore-by-terry-newman-copy","provider":"Pittsburgh Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}