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- My Life in Clothes
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Red Hen Press
summary
“Despite my mother’s efforts to tame me, I resisted, holding onto my creature nature until the day she informed me I would no longer be running naked in the yard or showering with my dad. It took a few scoldings before I was transformed from colt to show-pony: a proper reflection of whichever laundered, starched, pressed, brushed, straightened, zippered, tied, and buttoned garment was placed upon me.” From the foreword of Summer Brenner's new collection of short stories, My Life in Clothes.
These stories explore the charm, tyranny, and preoccupation of clothes, on and off, bought, made, or found, fashion or function, projection or expression, body and soul turned inside out.
Table of Contents
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- The Dressmaker
- pp. 1-6
- Accessories to Crime
- pp. 7-12
- My Life in Clothes
- pp. 13-16
- The Wallet
- pp. 17-21
- Belgian Lace
- pp. 22-25
- Lucky Pleats
- pp. 26-29
- The Finished Hem
- pp. 30-32
- The Dancing Shoes
- pp. 36-39
- The Red Beret
- pp. 40-43
- Do Clothes Make the Man?
- pp. 44-47
- Parasols on the Palisades
- pp. 48-50
- Hazards of Dry Cleaning
- pp. 51-53
- The Spring Coat
- pp. 54-56
- Monkey Suit
- pp. 57-63
- White-Collared
- pp. 64-69
- Sex Education
- pp. 70-73
- Mourning Crepe
- pp. 77-80
- Psychic Shopper
- pp. 81-85
- The Barter System
- pp. 92-94
- The Cocktail Dress
- pp. 95-99
- Hats and Rags
- pp. 100-102
- Nearly Naked
- pp. 103-106
- The Umbrella
- pp. 107-112
- About the Author
- p. 113
Additional Information
ISBN
9781597094399
Related ISBN(s)
9781597091633
MARC Record
OCLC
835771101
Pages
128
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No