Alison Matthews David

From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease, and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield, and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic, and literally ‘drop-dead gorgeous’ gowns. Fabulously gory and gruesome, Fashion Victims takes...