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Worn Stories | Emily Spivack

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Everyone has a memoir in miniature in at least one piece of clothing. In Worn Stories, Emily Spivack has collected over sixty of these clothing-inspired narratives from cultural figures and talented storytellers. First-person accounts range from the everyday to the extraordinary, such as artist Marina Abramovic on the boots she wore to walk the Great Wall of China; musician Rosanne Cash on the purple shirt that belonged to her father; and fashion designer Cynthia Rowley on the Girl Scout sash that informed her business acumen. Other contributors include Greta Gerwig, Heidi Julavits, John Hodgman, Brandi Chastain, Marcus Samuelsson, Piper Kerman, Maira Kalman, Sasha Frere-Jones, Simon Doonan, Albert Maysles, Susan Orlean, Andy Spade, Paola Antonelli, David Carr, Andrew Kuo, and more. By turns funny, tragic, poignant, and celebratory, Worn Stories offers a revealing look at the clothes that protect us, serve as a uniform, assert our identity, or bring back the past—clothes that are encoded with the stories of our lives.

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Worn Stories | Emily Spivack

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A collection of essays about articles of clothing. This was a powerful read. Runs the gamut from the mundane to the truly inspirational and the tragic. Contributors detailed something meaningful to them and spoke of everything from a suit made from material touched by a mother that did not survive the Holocaust for her daughter who did, what it means to choose a uniform, the detritus of lost love. It's surprising how much clothes can mean.

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Worn Stories | Emily Spivack

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This Pendleton coat belonged to Mom. She died in 2012 and while the coat is not quite my style, and there‘s a hole in the lining of the right pocket, I wear it all the time. It used to smell of smoke from the wood burning stove at the cabin where she and Dad visited in the winter. Now I just like to wear it because it feels like she‘s hugging me. I‘m almost 50 and Mom died 7 years ago and I still miss her so much.

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DivineDiana I understand perfectly. Sleep with a blanket of my mother‘s and wear her jewelry when I want to be extra close. š’— 6y

Erynecki @BookishMarginalia and @DivineDiana thank you both for your kind words. 6y

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Graciouswarriorprincess aww, how sweet and hugs! 6y

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