TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fagan,Melissa
TI  - What will be worn: a McWhirters story 
SN  - 9781925760095
U1  - 929.20994 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - [Yarraville, Victoria]
PB  - Transit Lounge
KW  - Fagan, Melissa
KW  - McWhirter family.
KW  - McWhirters (Firm)
KW  - History
KW  - Fashion
KW  - Australia
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Businesswomen
KW  - fast
KW  - Department stores
KW  - Families
KW  - Queensland
KW  - Biography
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Clothing and dress
KW  - Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2019 Nomination
KW  - Australian
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (275-277 pages)
N2  - 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
ER  -