A fabulous collection of essays offering up new perspectives and debates, whether that be depictions of good and bad mothers; attitudes to fatness or stoutness; or contemporary reflections on intergenerational dress and mothering. * Jacki Willson, University of Leeds, UK * This book is a joy and long overdue. In addressing motherhood, the authors bring insightful and serious attention to a subject and a condition that has been overlooked in fashion studies For those of us who are mothers and for those who are not this book validates the significance of this most liminal and most essential human experience for our greater understanding of bodies, identities, culture, fashion, and dress. * Hazel Clark, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, USA * A very timely collection of on the neglected experience of motherhood as experienced and represented through fashion in many arenas film, TV and celebrity, and popular music combining personal reflections with provocative insights on the many constructions of motherhood through fashion Fascinating reading. * Joanne Entwistle, Kings College London, UK *