Folk Fashion

Understanding Homemade Clothes

Dr Amy Twigger Holroyd (Research Fellow, Nottingham Trent University, UK)

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Bloomsbury Visual Arts
03 February 2020

History of Art & Design Styles; Folk art; Fashion design & theory; History of fashion; Fashion & society; Gender studies: women; Needlework & fabric crafts; Knitting & crochet

A dynamic resurgence in sewing and knitting is under way, with many people enjoying making and mending their own garments at home. However, stories abound of homemade clothes languishing at the back of the wardrobe. Amy Twigger Holroyd draws on ideas of fashion, culture and craft to explore makers' lived experiences of creating and wearing homemade clothes in a society dominated by shop-bought garments. Using the innovative metaphor of fashion as common land, Folk Fashion investigates the complex relationship between making, well-being and sustainability. Twigger Holroyd combines her own experience as a designer and knitter with first-hand accounts from

folk fashion makers to explore this fascinating, yet under-examined, area of contemporary fashion culture.

Looking to the future, she also considers how sewers and knitters might maximise the radical potential of their activities.

By: Dr Amy Twigger Holroyd (Research Fellow Nottingham Trent University UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: BVA Rebrand
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9781350159495
ISBN 10: 1350159492
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 February 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cast List List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introducing folk fashion Chapter 2 The resurgence of folk fashion Chapter 3 Identity, connection and the fashion commons Chapter 4 Why DIY? The experience of making and wearing homemade Chapter 5 Reknitting: an experimental folk fashion practice Chapter 6 Patterns, design and creativity Chapter 7 Making the wardrobe Chapter 8 Folk fashion and the future Bibliography Index

Amy Twigger Holroyd is a designer, maker, writer and researcher. Through her knitwear label, Keep & Share, she has been exploring the emerging field of fashion and sustainability since 2004. Her work has been sold and exhibited worldwide and featured in many books and publications, from Vogue to Fashion Theory. She is a Senior Lecturer in Design, Culture & Context at Nottingham Trent University.

Reviews for Folk Fashion: Understanding Homemade Clothes

[Holroyd] suggests that in a social moment when making clothes is no longer a practical necessity ... For me, as a folklorist and artist, this creative possibility is the essence of folk. A highly recommended book! * Folklore *