Alexandra Shulman — Clothes... And Other Things That Matter

London, Cassell, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of the autobiography of British journalist Alexandra Shulman, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author in presentation to Carmen Callil, an Australian publisher who founded Virago Press in 1973, to "publish books which celebrated women and women's lives, and which would, by so doing, spread the message of women's liberation to the whole population". Virago publish works by new and neglected female authors, publishing the works by authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, all with a distinctive green spine synonymous with Virago. The autobiography of Alexandra Shulman, a British journalist and a former Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue, who became the longest serving Editor in the history of the publication. Delving into her own life and work to look at how our wardrobes intersect with the wider world around us - the career ladder, motherhood, romance, sexual identity, failure, celebrity, and body image. Being a beguiling and revealing mix of memories, observations, and fashion history. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.