Language, Fashion and Textiles - Experiments in Living
Ian McMillan and his guests examine writing about fashion and explore the language woven into fabric. With Kassia St Clair, Amy Key, Linda Grant and Lettie Precious.
This week, Ian and his guests examine writing about fashion and explore the language woven into fabric, with Kassia St Clair, Linda Grant, Amy Key and Lettie Precious.
Kassia St Clair is the author of 'The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History', a book that illustrates just how important textile technology has been to our human story, and shows us the ways langauge and fabric are intertwined. The poet Amy key is the author of two collections, Isn't Forever and Luxe. We commissioned Amy to write a brand new poem on the theme of clothing as part of our Experiments in Living series. Linda Grant is the author of 'The Thoughtful Dresser', a collection of essays that takes getting dressed seriously, and asks why fashion has been seen as merely frivolous for so long.
And we have the last in our series of Verb Dramas, 'Reflection', by Lettie Precious.
Presenter: Ian McMillan
Producer: Jessica Treen
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Reflection
Duration: 07:54
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