A book of dangerous and smiling chances
Including ‘The Philosophy of Dress’ by Oscar Wilde
Written and Edited by John Cooper
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Late Victorians began to contemplate a bold, astonishing idea: that perhaps women might simply be free to dress... freely. Amidst an unlikely confederation of physicians, clothing designers, teetotalers, feminists, sexologists, actors & artists this wild notion found its most eloquent proponent in Oscar Wilde.
His essay ‘The Philosophy Of Dress’ – rediscovered by author John Cooper – forms the centerpiece of this unique & riveting collection of Wilde’s writings on dress & fashion.
Extravagantly designed & copiously illustrated, this facinating book will be of profound interest not just to Wildeans & students of fashion, but anyone interested in aesthetics, beauty & freedom.
That rare thing: a Wildean book that is at once new, necessary, and beautiful.
Matthew Sturgis
Author: Oscar Wilde: A Life
(Alfred A. Knopf)
Beautiful & brilliant–the only book about Wilde I can imagine Wilde himself wanting to own.
Rob Marland
Editor: Oscar Wilde: The Complete Interviews (Little Eye)
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