Worn Stories Paperback – August 26, 2014

I enjoyed it greatly. Glimpses into the lives of people through a garment with personal meaning to them. It had a few too many statements from people in the clothing industry, but I enjoyed it so much overall, I still give it five stars. I chose it as a book for our book club, and in addition to discussing it, we all brought a garment and told about it to the group. Oral history, people's stories in a nicely focussed way to get into each person's daily life, not the overall arc of a life.

Some boring tales, but also some absolutely charming ones. I love people's stories and I'm sentimental about clothes. One thing I loved was that all kinds of people were included, not just writers or fashion mavens

I accidentally hit the one touch order button on Amazon, and was going to cancel, but after I read the synopsis I decided this book might just be a keeper. I'm so glad I did. Some of the stories are funny, some are full of wisdom, and some will break your heart, but I enjoyed every single one. It's amazing how ordinary items of clothing can invoke so many memories and instantly transport us to another place and time. For me, the only thing that might have made it better, would have been a small thumbnail photo of each owner (or better yet, a picture of them wearing their item). I loved it!

Not enough stories of "average" people. Most of the stories are of people in the entertainment/arts field.

In this intriguing collection of short memoirs, Spivack interviews a number of people both famous and not. She has asked for a piece of clothing that evokes a piece of time for the owner. The resulting entries ensnare the mind with the everyday magic of an item. I do,however, suspect it is also her interpretation of the story in precise and elegant prose that further enhances these little worlds.I am captured by the uncanny spread of clothing and stories. Some are totemic such as first Converse sneakers, but others are prosaic such as a pencil skirt that stood for adulthood for its owner. Perhaps even more telling than the clothing we buy are those clothes we save through the years. I especially love the fact that some of these items are not lovely and will never be candidates for clothing lust or envy. This book is a lovely little peek into the role of our much maligned "stuff" that follows our travels by design or habit.

I have this on Kindle which I read mostly on my i-phone. Therefore, the pictures are in color. However, its the stories that grab me more than the photos. Each is a little gem, a travelogue of a piece of clothing, and the impact it has on one person's life. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, sometimes charming. Each story is as different as each piece of clothing we are shown.

Really Really Enjoyed this book. It's a fairly simple concept - one piece of clothing, one story about the clothes per person, but executed with a great array of really meaningful voices, and the stories are so well arranged and curated by the author. It reminded me of all the hidden narratives embedded in my favorite clothes. I am looking at my closet differently this morning.

This is an excellent collection of sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always heartfelt reasons why and how our clothing can define us.