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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Virginia Postrel · economics

Recommended by @dominik

@dominik · read in 2020

I wear clothes every day and have done so for my entire life. Yet, until I read this book, I pretty much took clothing entirely for granted. This book narrates a beautiful journey into fabric and textiles: how they’re made, where they come from, how they become clothing, whence the vagaries of fashion arise. Written with a love for the subject that shines through its pages.