{"product_id":"strip-tees-a-memoir-of-millennial-los-angeles-9781250339461","title":"Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrip Tees\u003c\/i\u003e is a fever dream \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof a memoir--Hunter S. Thompson meets Gloria Steinem--about \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea recent college graduate and what happens when her feminist ideals meet the real world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the turn of the new millennium, LA is the place to be. \"Hipster\" is a new word on the scene. Lauren Conrad is living her Cinderella story in the \"Hills\" on millions of television sets across the country. Paris Hilton tells us \"That's hot\" from behind the biggest sunglasses imaginable, while beautiful teenagers fight and fall in love on The O.C. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInto this most glittering of supposed utopias, Kate Flannery arrives with a Seven Sisters diploma in hand and a new job at an upstart clothing company called American Apparel. Kate throws herself into the work, determined to climb the corporate fashion ladder. Having a job at American Apparel also means being a part of the advertising campaigns themselves, stripping down in the name of feminism. \u003cbr\u003eShe slowly begins to lose herself in a landscape of rowdy sex-positivity, racy photo shoots, and a cultlike devotion to the unorthodox CEO and founder of the brand. The line between sexual liberation and exploitation quickly grows hazy, leading Kate to question the company's ethics and wrestle with her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrip Tees\u003c\/i\u003e captures a moment in our recent past that's already sepia toned in nostalgia, and also paints a timeless portrait of a young woman who must choose between what business demands and self-respect requires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250339461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Kate Flannery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766807396533,"sku":"9781250339461","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e0bd58fa-747d-437c-a061-97911eae85f0.jpg?v=1710818767","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/strip-tees-a-memoir-of-millennial-los-angeles-9781250339461","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}