Worn in New York - 68 Sartorial Memoirs of the City

The boots a passenger had on when his plane landed on the Hudson River. The tank top Andy Warhol’s assistant wore to one of their nightclub outings together. The jacket a taxi driver put on to feel safe as he worked the night shift. These and over sixty other clothing-inspired narratives make up Worn in New York, the latest volume from New York Times bestselling author Emily Spivack. In these first-person accounts, contributors in and out of the public eye share surprising, personal, wild, poignant, and funny stories behind a piece of clothing that reminds them of a significant moment of their New York lives. Worn in New York offers a contemporary cultural history of the city its changing identity, temper, and tone, and its irrepressible vitality by paying tribute to these well-loved clothes and the people who wore them. Includes contributions from: Adam Horovitz Amy Heckerling Andre Royo Anna Sui Aubrey Plaza Catherine Opie Coco Rocha Dick Cavett Eileen Myles Fab 5 Freddy Gay Talese Genesis Breyer P-Orridge JD Samson Jenji Kohan Jenna Lyons Kyp Malone Lena Dunham Pee Wee Kirkland Thelma Golden Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Product details

• Authors: Emily Spivack, Spivack Emily
• Publisher: Abrams
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781419727078
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-2707-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 249 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, Fashion & textiles: design, Fashion and textile design