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Virginia Postrel
Interviewed by Elizabeth Townsend Gard
Date January 2018
Virginia Postrel came by way of Brian Frye, a law professor and part of our Quilting Army. Virginia is a well-known author. She has written about Glamour and Beauty, and also quilts.
She wrote, "Love your homemade quilt? Thank Capitalism" She is working on a project, The Fabric of Civilization, which will be a forthcoming book.
Topics
Role of industrialization and quilting
Textiles and Technology
The Fabric of Civilization
Work on "glamour" - theory and practice
Role of economics in your work
Glamour and Quilting - "if only I could sew that quilt!"
Glamour is like humor: something glamour and there is an audience. way the audience reacts
Wealth v. gold.