“Ole Rag 'n' Lumber”: Intergenerational, Gendered, and Classed Relationships with Clothing, from Rag 'n' Bone to Depop

T his essay explores intergenerational, gendered, and classed relationships with dress, clothing, and dressing practices through a combination of anecdotal narrative, material culture analysis, oral history, and critical analysis. It presents a journey through four generations of women in the same family from East London, from a twentieth-century “rag-and-bone” merchant to a contemporary teen using virtual resale clothing platforms such as Depop.