{"product_id":"cool-mothers-by-terry-newman-9781788843737","title":"Cool Mothers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCool Mothers: An Appreciation of Style\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates what our mothers wore and how their style choices reflected, challenged, and shaped the world around them. Some mothers are punk, others are hippies, chic power dressers, or free-spirited bohemians. Many resist labels altogether.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese richly illustrated pages offer a joyful celebration of our mothers' clothes and how their style choices—practical, political, or deeply personal—left a lasting imprint on the culture around us. \u003cem\u003eCool Mothers: An Appreciation of Style\u003c\/em\u003e places maternal style exactly where it belongs: at the centre of fashion history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA jacket, a handbag, a hairclip, a bracelet worn every day for decades—these details define our mothers as women of their time, subtly revealing the person beyond the role of motherhood, what they resisted, what they embraced, and how they balanced selfhood with responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for mothers, fashion lovers, and anyone interested in the rich intersection of motherhood, identity, and dress. Featuring such distinctly stylish mothers as Angela Missioni, Elizabeth Taylor, Josephine Baker, Princess Diana, Vivienne Westwood, Courtney Love, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e Terry Newman is a best-selling author whose work spans fashion, music, and cultural history. She has written a wide-ranging series of music and fashion biographies on major contemporary artists including Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Billie Eilish, examining the intersection of style, identity, and popular culture. She has written acclaimed fashion history books including \u003cem\u003eLegendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLegendary Artists and the Clothes They Wore\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eMarilyn Style\u003c\/em\u003e, created in collaboration with Marilyn Monroe's estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer wider work includes consulting on documentaries about Twiggy and Mary Quant, as well as contributions to \u003cem\u003ei-D's Fashion Now\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFashion Now 2\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSoul i-D\u003c\/em\u003e. Earlier in her career, Terry worked in the fashion industry throughout the 1990s as an editor at \u003cem\u003ei-D\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAttitude\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSelf Service\u003c\/em\u003e, and as a writer for \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e. She also wrote and presented fashion programmes for Channel 4, including \u003cem\u003eShe's Gotta Have It\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSlave\u003c\/em\u003e. Today, she is an Assistant Professor at Regent's University London, where she teaches alongside her writing and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSELLING POINTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA chic, witty, and thoughtful gift for mothers everywhere\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA wide-ranging and intelligent survey: from punk to hippie to quiet icons of maternal elegance\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBeautifully illustrated throughout: with carefully curated archive and contemporary imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eInterviews with famously fashionable mothers: from Angela Missioni to Courtney Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eCovers multiple decades of women's fashion: offers cultural insight as well as a visual treat for all devotees of style\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eWritten by Terry Newman: author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eAnd the Clothes They Wear\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e100 colour, 85 b\/w illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48123468906732,"sku":"9781788843737","price":99.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781788843737-cool-mothers.jpg?v=1785921689","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/cool-mothers-by-terry-newman-9781788843737","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}