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Feature inside Inspired: London (Page 177) | Inspired: London A Guide To Handmade In London We Make London - Mary Mc Dermott Readers of a new book, Inspired: London, A guide to handmade in London, will get an exclusive insight into over 150 handpicked designers, such as an embroidery designer who helped create Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, to a designer who created bespoke and exclusive cushions for Harrods and Selfridges. This book is available via Amazon or you can buy direct from the We Make London Online Shop |
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Worldwide Gothic Natasha Scharf This is the first book to look at the impact of the goth scene worldwide, from its origins right through to the present day. From the UK's sprawling post-punk scene, Japan's highly visual movement, the USA's deathrock explosion and Germany's extremely popular Schwarze Szene, Worldwide Gothic explores how they all came about and the influence they've had on contemporary music and fashion. Natasha Scharf is a music journalist who specialised in alternative and gothic music. She was the editor of underground gothic publication Meltdown and has subsequently written for Metal Hammer, Prog, Classic Rock and Terrorizer magazines. She co-produced a documentary on the goth scene for BBC Radio 1 called Beyond The Pale and has been interviewed about the scene many times in the media, including on Radio 4's Woman's Hour. She frequently DJs at gothic events across the globe. |
Bespoke Overbust Corset with vintage lace and hand beading featured on the front cover. |
Naked Exhibitionism: Gendered Performance and Public Exposure Claire Nally and Angela Smith This collection of interdisciplinary critical essays examines the evolution of gendered exhibitionism from the mid twentieth century to the present day and asks whether bodily exposure provides the liberation it enacts or restricts our most secret selves to the sanitised realm of socially-sanctioned gender roles. |