For my final piece of 2018, I pitched a story on the language of (in, and on) clothes.I was interested in how clothing is written upon, or holds messages within. Can we ever receive the message that the author intended? Or, à la Roland Barthes, is it the readers who supply meaning and significance?
My texts include a linen jacket embroidered by a German woman institutionalized during the nineteenth century; the Duchess of Sussex's wedding veil; a princess's wedding gown in Phantom Thread; and a green jacket from Zara worn by the current first lady, and upon which was scrawled enigmatic graffiti.
This story appeared in Selvedge Magazine's Renaissance issue with its stunning cover. The issue has yet to cross the pond :-).
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