Anne Hollander: 3 books

Clothing appears in all forms of figurative painting, often taking up two thirds of a frame; yet it can often go unnoticed. Far more than a simple means of identifying the status or occupation of a figure, clothes and cloth are used creatively by artists to hint at ambiguities in character, adjust...

Since the dawn of western fashion in the Middle Ages, women's dress has never stopped evolving, yet menswear has seen far fewer style revolutions. At the centre of the male wardrobe is the suit: relatively unchanged since the 17th century, its cut and cloth suggest athleticism, seriousness, sexuality...

A small town stuck between history and progress. Its citizens caught between local parades and international events. And for a cozy wine bar, an intimate setting to discover the true facets of love, loss and redemption. Set in the town of Grapevine are seven short stories of life and death, love and loss, politics and culture, all within the walls of a blues cafe and wine bar.