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Edith Wharton and the making of fashion
- Title
- Edith Wharton and the making of fashion / Katherine Joslin.
- Author
- Joslin, Katherine, 1947-
- Publication
- Durham, N.H. : University of New Hampshire Press ; Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, c2009.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 10-238 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xv, 209 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 27 cm.
- Series Statement
- [Becoming modern. Reading dress series]
- Uniform Title
- Becoming modern. Reading dress series.
- Subject
- Note
- Series from jacket.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: remnant and meaning : "the sweep and amplitude of the great artist's stroke" -- Dressing up : "my newest Doucet dress-- it was pretty" -- The underside of fashion : "the utensils of their art" -- Philanthropy and progress : "thin shoulders in shapeless gingham" -- Desire in the marketplace : "what you want is the home-made article" -- The cut of a gown : "why not make one's own fashions?" -- Dressing for middle age : "don't try to make me look like a flapper" -- Democracy and dress : "'the American girl, ' the world's highest achievement" -- Conclusion: the costume side : "the small rest!--will, I think, be interested in the 'costume' side".
- Call Number
- JFF 10-238
- ISBN
- 9781584657798 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 1584657790 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009026509
- OCLC
- YBP 2009026509
- Author
- Joslin, Katherine, 1947-
- Title
- Edith Wharton and the making of fashion / Katherine Joslin.
- Imprint
- Durham, N.H. : University of New Hampshire Press ; Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, c2009.
- Series
- [Becoming modern. Reading dress series]Becoming modern. Reading dress series.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 10-238