The Memory of My Wardrobe

The book examines memories of family and friends told in brief anecdotes and beautiful images of their clothes, which the author has inherited and worn. The highly individual pictures of the garments and shoes take the reader on a journey through time from their first owners to the photographer Ida [...]
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The book examines memories of family and friends told in brief anecdotes and beautiful images of their clothes, which the author has inherited and worn. The highly individual pictures of the garments and shoes take the reader on a journey through time from their first owners to the photographer Ida Taavitsainen, who wears them now. As she says, she did not meet her great grandmother, but wearing her clothes she knows her size and feels close to her wearing something that touched her skin. Whether new or old, these clothes interest her. What are their histories and what had they gone through before she started wearing them? What stories do a broken seam or the faded colour of a fabric tell?