{"product_id":"9780717192823","title":"Threads : Clothes and the Irishman - A Woven History by Paul Galvin","description":"A fascinating history of Irishmen, woven through the clothes they wear.   Taking the clothes they wore as a starting point, Paul Galvin skilfully weaves together a collection of stories of Irish men who defined the culture and mood of their time.   In `Push' he tells the story of the legendary Walker Brothers - cyclists and soldiers who pedalled through a storm for Ireland at the 1912 Stockholm Games. In `Born Mad', discover another side to Samuel Beckett - sartor and prolific sportsman who had knockout power as a champion boxer in school. In `Boland' we learn about Harry Boland's background as a trained tailor, and in `Jack' we encounter Jack B. Yeats at the Olympic Games in Paris.   These are just some of men who have inspired Paul's own fashion collections and whom he writes about here in a fascinating collection that shines a light on how history is woven into the clothes Irishmen wear.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296800059765,"sku":"9780717192823","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780717192823.jpg?v=1762774921","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780717192823","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}