What Dress Makes of Us
Dorothy Quigley
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A wickedly funny book of advice on women's dress. However old, fat or plain you are, Dorothy Quigley will tell you what not to wear. (Summary by Ruth Golding) (1 hr 29 min)
Chapters
| 0 - Preface | 4:36 | Read by Ruth Golding |
| 1 - How Women of Certain Types Should Dress Their Hair | 17:16 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| 2 - Hints for the Selection of Becoming and Appropriate Types of Head-Gear | 13:04 | Read by Esther |
| 3 - Lines that Should be Recognized and Considered in Making Costumes | 7:26 | Read by Laurie Anne Walden |
| 4 - How Plump and Thin Backs Should be Clothed | 15:16 | Read by Leni |
| 5 - Corsages Appropriate for Women with Unbeautifully Modelled Throats and Shou… | 9:06 | Read by Neeru Iyer |
| 6 - Hints on Dress for Elderly Women | 6:28 | Read by Annise |
| 7 - How Men Caricature Themselves with Their Clothes | 15:56 | Read by Elli |
Reviews
Perhaps I'm not its core audience...
Timothy Ferguson
It's well read, but I simply didn't get the humor of the writing. I must be missing it...