[Autographed by the author] Chie Gyoji "Talking About Clothes: Wearing, Sewing, and Thinking"

Clothes are essential for human beings. What are clothes, what is it to wear them? After navigating the labyrinth of fashion, the author began making her own clothes, which gained her widespread recognition. Yet, even as she created, she found herself pondering further. Tracing her own fashion history as a girl growing up in the Showa era, she explores the meaning of clothes for this era and society, and for "herself." (From publisher's website)