A review by purplemuskogee
The Button Box: The Story of Women in the 20th century told through the clothes they wore by Lynn Knight

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

It is a bit niche but I loved this history of women's fashion and lives - from the Edwardian era until the 1970s - told through a button box, each chapter illustrated by one button representative of its time, and stories from the author's family. There's a lot about women rights, women entering the workforce, women's economic power (the thought that 1/3 of a working woman's salary was going to clothes is incredible) and the clothes they wore. I really enjoyed this book and through the novels Knight quotes, I have noted many titles I'd like to read next.