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At a time in which a woman can be a firefighter, surgeon, astronaut, military officer, athlete, judge, and more, what does it mean to dress like a woman? Dress Like a Woman turns that question on its head by sharing a myriad of interpretations across history. The book includes 300 incredible photographs that illustrate how women's roles have changed over the last century. The women pictured in this book inhabit a fascinating intersection of gender, fashion, politics, culture, class, nationality, and race. There are some familiar faces, including trailblazers Amelia Earhart, Angela Davis, and Michelle Obama, but the majority of photographs are of ordinary working women from many backgrounds and professions. With essays by renowned fashion writer Vanessa Friedman and feminist writer Roxane Gay, Dress Like a Woman offers a comprehensive look at the role of gender and dress in the workplace.

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Dress Like A Woman, with a foreword by Roxane Gay and introduction by Vanessa Friedman, features more than 300 pictures showing women at work across the world - and examines their evolving roles, from domestic servants to astronauts The Guardian The Golden Globes may have signalled a change in how we report on the red carpet, but women's wardrobes have always meant more than designer labels and risque lines. Dress Like a Woman: Working Women and What They Wore explores the changes in fashion that reflected the evolution of women's roles over the last century, with 300 photographs of females in various jobs, an introduction by The New York Times fashion director Vanessa Friedman, and a foreword by feminist icon Roxane Gay. Image magazine, Ireland What does it mean to dress 'like a woman'? For a long time (read: too long) the answer was dictated by men. Nowadays, that's changing, albeit with a few exceptions, with women able to choose what they wear to work based on factors like (shock, horror) comfort and style. This evolution is explored in new book. Dress Like A Woman: Working Women And What They Wore. As the 300 photographs show, it means Malala Yousafzai in her salwar kameez, Michelle Obama's power dresses, and the overalls of a million female mechanics, engineers and needleworkers. The point being? That dressing like a woman means dressing however said woman pleases. Red Magazine What does it mean to #DressLikeAWoman? Roxanne Gay and Vanessa Friedman's new book, Dress Like A Woman - with 300 images of female firefighters, health workers and astronauts - shows that there's no easy answer.' Harpers Bazaar Clothes are fun, obviously, but they're fascinating, too. The way women have dressed through time has reflected economics, politics, and the way women's roles have changed. I am so glad someone has taken the time to put all this information in one book, and I can't wait to read it and share it. The Pool

Dress Like A Woman, with a foreword by Roxane Gay and introduction by Vanessa Friedman, features more than 300 pictures showing women at work across the world - and examines their evolving roles, from domestic servants to astronauts The Guardian The Golden Globes may have signalled a change in how we report on the red carpet, but women's wardrobes have always meant more than designer labels and risque lines. Dress Like a Woman: Working Women and What They Wore explores the changes in fashion that reflected the evolution of women's roles over the last century, with 300 photographs of females in various jobs, an introduction by The New York Times fashion director Vanessa Friedman, and a foreword by feminist icon Roxane Gay. Image magazine, Ireland

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Vanessa Friedman is the fashion director and chief fashion critic at the New York Times. Roxane Gay is the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist, Difficult Women, and Hunger.

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