Costume Society of America Series – serie
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American Menswear
From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century
Inbunden, 2011
699 kr
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If clothes make the man, who makes the clothes—and the trends they inspire? Fashion historian Daniel Delis Hill takes readers on a fascinatingly detailed tour of America's changing sartorial landscape, tracing menswear from the tailors and "slop shops" of the early nineteenth century to Calvins, …
Clothing and Textile Collections in the United States
A CSA Guide
Av Sally Queen, Vicki L. Berger
Häftad, 2006
454 kr
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'A fine survey of the collections available and the first such guide in print' - ""California Bookwatch"". Clothing is the most personal expression of a culture. Objects of dress and adornment reveal so much about the individuals who wore them and the cultures and times in which they lived. …
American Silk, 1830-1930
Entrepreneurs and Artifacts
Av Jacqueline Field, Marjorie Senechal m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
526 kr
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'""American Silk, 1830-1930"" is the story of struggle, innovation, and the success and failure of three silk companies. Despite developing innovative technology and marketing strategies to meet the demand for silk from a growing middle class, the early industry was plagued by problems obtaining …
Perfect Fit
The Garment Industry and American Jewry, 1860-1960
Av Gabriel Goldstein, Elizabeth Greenberg
Inbunden, 2012
583 kr
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Flip on the entertainment news, open an issue of a popular magazine, or step into any department store—and you’ll appreciate the impact of the multibillion-dollar fashion industry on American culture. Yet its origins in the nineteenth-century “rag trade” of Jewish tailors, cutters, pressers, …
Dressing Modern Maternity
The Frankfurt Sisters of Dallas and the Page Boy Label
Av Kay Goldman
Inbunden, 2013
468 kr
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Three remarkable and innovative women who revolutionized the field of maternity fashion.In 1938, two optimistic young women raised $500 and began a new business: designing and manufacturing maternity clothing. Within a few years, a third sister joined the business, Page Boy Maternity Clothing, …
Young Originals
Emily Wilkens and the Teen Sophisticate
Häftad, 2015
438 kr
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In the early 1940s, American designer Emily Wilkens went beyond her previous experience in children's wear to create costumes for two teenage characters in a Broadway play. Recognizing the growing importance of the teenager in American culture, she soon launched Emily Wilkens Young Originals, the …
