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Fashion history, culture, and politics for the girlies who read Vogue online as formative literature ✨ Always open to suggestions!

Eyeliner: A Cultural History

Worn: A People's History of Clothing

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Shaping Femininity: Foundation Garments, the Body and Women in Early Modern England

Eyeliner: A Cultural History

Worn: A People's History of Clothing

Brain Food

Microhistories and niche non-fiction to make you go… huh?

Suggestions welcome

Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today

Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History

Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

All about textiles and fashion history

by evie.reads.too.much

for the sewists, fiber artists, and fashion nerds alike

Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close

Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

The Royal Wardrobe: A Very Fashionable History of the Monarchy

Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close

Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World

Fashion in history

Books about fashion in history for adults and children - compiling this list because I saw many intriguing books about fashion recently at the library :)

Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History

Troublemakers in Trousers: Women and What They Wore to Get Things Done

History Is Worn: A Story of Fashion (Honest History)

Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe

Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History

Troublemakers in Trousers: Women and What They Wore to Get Things Done

Books by Content Creator Authors

Books by authors who also have some followings on Youtube, Instagram, TikTok etc

Iron Widow

A Year in Tōkyō: An Illustrated Guide and Memoir

The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments

poyums

Iron Widow

A Year in Tōkyō: An Illustrated Guide and Memoir

Analog YouTube

by displacedcactus

DIY and other non-fiction books from YouTubers, because sometimes you're just sick of screens and ads.

Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

The Encyclopedia of Ugly Fashion: Hilarious Introspective of History’s Worst Fashion Trends

Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes

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