Out of Shape
Published on 1. June 2015
224 pages
978-1-922213-14-3 (ISBN)
Description
From corsets to skinny jeans, we have always fretted about our body shapes and why it's so damn difficult to find a good fit. In this bold and entertaining book, Mel Campbell examines the tensions between our cultural ideals and our own bodies. Combining lively interviews and personal experiences with visits to museums, galleries and vintage fairs, Mel explores why we are still so critical of our various shapes and restricted by old-fashioned values.
Out of Shape reveals how, when it comes to clothes and sizing, the past and present are cut from the same cloth.
Out of Shape reveals how, when it comes to clothes and sizing, the past and present are cut from the same cloth.
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Mel Campbell is a Melbourne-based journalist who specialises in popular culture. She is founding editor of Online magazine the Enthusiast, and national film editor at the Thousands city guide. Out of Shape is her first book.
