Author:Helen Hancocks
Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats? Or how many ways there are to tie a tie?
Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, as well as glorious illustrations featuring objects from the V&A, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever wondered why we wear the clothes we do.
Published in association with the V&A Museum, your purchase helps the V&A to enrich people's lives as the world's leading museum of art and design.
Dean Burnett has written the book I needed in my teens...It's too late for me, but parents and youths, save yourselves
—— Holly Brockwell, Evening StandardA wonderfully useful book, told with Dean Burnett's trademark wit and wisdom
—— Adam Kay, best-selling author of THIS IS GOING TO HURTA transformative book that could save many troubled teen-parent relationships
—— Alom Shaha, author of Mr Shaha's Recipes for WonderA light touch on a serious subject. Great for helping teenagers learn how to maintain good mental health through the tricky years of adolescence, and understand just why their parents are so annoying!
—— Dr Beth Ross-Gilles, Child Clinical PsychologistEvery kid should have a copy of this book (parents can read it in secret late at night)
—— Tracy King, STEM CampaignerRefreshingly frank, warm, honest and funny and really does relate to all the realities of the parent-teen relationship... Read this book if you're a teenager. If you know a teen, do them a favour and buy them a copy.
—— Make (Good) Trouble