“Bathed, gloriously, in nostalgia” – I Shop, Therefore I Am by Mary Portas “I Shop, Therefore I Am is a rarity: a fashion book with real substance behind the style. It is Mary Portas’ voice, no-nonsense and up-front, that keeps the reader engaged. There is a lot of …

#IShopThereforeIAm is bathed, gloriously, in nostalgia. Mary Portas is critical of fashion as a business, but emphatically in love with its creativity. While it's a view from the inside, her memoir never feels exclusionary."

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It’s the '90s. British fashion is ripe for reinvention. Leading the charge is twenty-something Mary Portas whose instincts and bold creative risks reinvented Harvey Nicks. #IShopThereforeIAm is the story of how she did it – it’s out now, published by @canongate.co.uk

Happy publication day Mary🛍️

Tune in to BBC Radio 4 tomorrow morning to hear Mary Portas speaking with Adrian Chiles on Saturday Live about her new book #IShopThereforeIAm, a no-holds-barred account of her time as Creative Director at Harvey Nicks!

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