How Long to Read Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style

How Long Does it Take to Read Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style by Cintra Wilson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

As the former New York Times Critical Shopper, and voted one of Fashionista's 50 Most Influential People in New York Fashion, Cintra Wilson knows something about clothes. And in Fear and Clothing, she imparts her no-holds-barred, totally outrageous, astute, and hilarious wisdom to the reader. Wilson reports the findings of her "fashion road trip" across the United States, a journey that took three years and ranges across the various economic "belt regions" of America: the Cotton, Rust, Bible, Sun, Frost, Corn, and Gun Belts. Acting as a kind of fashion anthropologist, she documents and decodes the sartorial sensibilities of Americans across the country. Our fashion choices, she argues, contain a riot of visual cues that tell everyone instantly who we are, where we came from, where we feel we belong, what we want, where we are going, and how we expect to be treated when we get there. With this philosophy in hand, she tackles and unpacks the meaning behind the uniforms of Washington DC politicians and their wives, the costumes of Kentucky Derby spectators, the attractive draw of the cowboy hat in Wyoming, and what she terms the "stealth wealth" of distressed clothing in Brooklyn. In this smart and rollicking book, Wilson illustrates how every closet is a declaration of the owner’s politics, sexuality, class, education, hopes, and dreams. With her signature wit and utterly irreverent humor, Wilson proves that, by donning our daily costume, we create our future selves, for good or ill. Indeed: your fate hangs in your closet. Dress wisely.

How long is Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style?

Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style by Cintra Wilson is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style aloud.

What Reading Level is Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style?

Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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