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Fashion Victims The Dangers of Dress Past and Present
Alison Matthews David
From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury,...
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Podcast
The Rest Is History
The book was praised as a lavishly illustrated, factfilled study of deadly fashion, exploring historical hazards of clothing and receiving enthusiastic endorsements from the hosts.
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She has this incredible library of books about fashion. And this book, she said, it's absolutely her favourite book. And it was called Fashion Victims, The Dangers of Dress, Past and Present, by Aliso...
— Episode: 158. Killer Fashion
Episode: 158. Killer Fashion
The book was praised as a lavishly illustrated, factfilled study of deadly fashion, exploring historical hazards of clothing and receiving enthusiastic endorsements from the hosts.
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She has this incredible library of books about fashion. And this book, she said, it's absolutely her favourite book. And it was called Fashion Victims, The Dangers of Dress, Past and Present, by Alison Matthews David.
Tom has been banging on about your book for about 18 months. He's very excited about it as am I because it is a brilliant book. It's about killer fashion, basically, isn't it?
And so you wrote this incredible book, Fashion Victims, which is absolutely lavishly illustrated as well as being full of literally killer facts.
Brilliantly explicated in your book, Fashion Victims, and you said you love titles. It's an incredibly fascinating book.
Your book, Fashion Victims, thank you.
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The book Fashion Victims was referenced in relation to the discussion of worker safety and how the lives of factory workers were often sacrificed for profit.
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You know, okay, I'm gonna recommend this book that I've talked about before called Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David.
— Episode: Part Two: William Bailey: The Gwyneth Pa...
Episode: Part Two: William Bailey: The Gwyneth Paltrow of R...
The book Fashion Victims was referenced in relation to the discussion of worker safety and how the lives of factory workers were often sacrificed for profit.
"
You know, okay, I'm gonna recommend this book that I've talked about before called Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David.
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