What will be worn : a McWhirters story /
Fagan, Melissa,
What will be worn : a McWhirters story / Melissa Fagan. - [Yarraville, Victoria] : Transit Lounge Publishing, 2018. - x, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), facsimiles (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (275-277 pages)
Sometimes it seems the most invaluable stories can be found in the unlikeliest of corners. For all who know Brisbane, McWhirters, a once celebrated department store in Fortitude Valley, is an icon. For Melissa Fagan it is also the starting point for this remarkable exploration of her mother and grandmother's lives, and a poignant reminder of the ways in which retail stores and fashion have connected women's lives across decades. Behind the dusty shop counters of an Art Deco treasure, Fagan discovers both what has been lost and continues to shine. Ultimately this tender exploration of self and family, so exquisitely written, speaks of the ways in which life so often surprises us and of how the legacies of others can truly enrich our own relationships and lives.
9781925760095
Fagan, Melissa--Family.
McWhirter family.
McWhirters (Firm)--History.
Fashion--History--Australia--20th century.
Businesswomen.
Department stores.
Families.
Businesswomen--History.--Australia--Queensland
Department stores--History.--Australia--Queensland
Biography.
Biographies.
Department stores--History.--Queensland
Clothing and dress--History.--Australia
Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2019 Nomination.
Queensland.
Australian
Biographies
Biographies
Biography.
History.
Biographies
Biographies.
929.20994
What will be worn : a McWhirters story / Melissa Fagan. - [Yarraville, Victoria] : Transit Lounge Publishing, 2018. - x, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), facsimiles (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (275-277 pages)
Sometimes it seems the most invaluable stories can be found in the unlikeliest of corners. For all who know Brisbane, McWhirters, a once celebrated department store in Fortitude Valley, is an icon. For Melissa Fagan it is also the starting point for this remarkable exploration of her mother and grandmother's lives, and a poignant reminder of the ways in which retail stores and fashion have connected women's lives across decades. Behind the dusty shop counters of an Art Deco treasure, Fagan discovers both what has been lost and continues to shine. Ultimately this tender exploration of self and family, so exquisitely written, speaks of the ways in which life so often surprises us and of how the legacies of others can truly enrich our own relationships and lives.
9781925760095
Fagan, Melissa--Family.
McWhirter family.
McWhirters (Firm)--History.
Fashion--History--Australia--20th century.
Businesswomen.
Department stores.
Families.
Businesswomen--History.--Australia--Queensland
Department stores--History.--Australia--Queensland
Biography.
Biographies.
Department stores--History.--Queensland
Clothing and dress--History.--Australia
Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2019 Nomination.
Queensland.
Australian
Biographies
Biographies
Biography.
History.
Biographies
Biographies.
929.20994
