# Event Details - **Event Name**: books on the walls Author Event with Sophie Oliver: What the dresses know - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+00:00) - **Event Description**: Join Sophie at books on the walls to hear her talk about What the dresses know - A women's history of modernism told through clothesAbout this Eventbooks on the walls is stoked to host Sophie Oliver for the launch What the dresses know: A women’s history of modernism told through clothes (Manchester University Press).Pioneering women were at the heart of the movement known as modernism. Sophie offers a new account of their radical experiments and extraordinary lives, told through the clothes they made and wore.From a dress Vanessa Bell rescued from the London Blitz to Frida Kahlo’s huipiles and a waistcoat embroidered for Gertrude Stein by Alice B. Toklas, these special objects tell a story of artists seeking transformation. But getting dressed is rarely straightforward. Modernist women used clothes to think through the contradictions of the modern world: the inequalities of industrialisation, the terrible conformities demanded by fascism and racism and the call of feminists, socialists and avant-gardists to act differently and take up new forms of art.What the dresses know is an exhilarating account of women’s bold attempts to make history during years of tumultuous change. A distinctive new voice in cultural criticism, Sophie uses clothes to explore the challenges modernist women faced – and to understand her own impulses in writing about them.Sophie Oliver is a critic, curator and academic at the University of Liverpool, where she teaches modernism and feminism. An AHRC/ BBC New Generation Thinker, she writes for the Times Literary Supplement, Literary Review and Art Review and has curated exhibitions at the British Library, the National Poetry Library and the Harry Ransom Center.Book your free ticket on Eventbrite or with books on the walls. The books on the walls bar and barista service will be in operation for the event. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/ffdae530-a87d-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w472-h740-dcb8b868-gmir.jpg Agenda🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:15 PMDoors Open, drinks are served and you get settled in🕑: 06:15 PM - 07:00 PMSophie talks about her book, reads excerpts and converses with the audience🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PMBook signing, chats with Sophie, more drinks and farewells - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chester/books-on-the-walls-author-event-with-sophie-oliver-what-the-dresses-know/100001991201682835 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, womens-history-month, exhibitions - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: books on the walls - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Chester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: books on the walls - **lat**: 53.1938438 - **long**: -2.892938 - **full address**: books on the walls, 2 City Walls, Chester, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: books on the walls Author Event with Sophie Oliver: What the dresses know - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/b49fd1c921d83254abef4672244ac2693c591a77a8172fbc2f585a67f3a452df-rimg-w684-h355-dc1c1a19-gmir.jpg?v=1781268249 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is books on the walls Author Event with Sophie Oliver: What the dresses know being held? - **A:** books on the walls Author Event with Sophie Oliver: What the dresses know takes place on Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 at 07:30 pm at books on the walls, 2 City Walls, Chester, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing books on the walls Author Event with Sophie Oliver: What the dresses know? - **A:** books on the walls Author Event with Sophie Oliver: What the dresses know is organized by books on the walls. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** books on the walls Author Event with Sophie Oliver: What the dresses know is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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