Edith Wharton and the making of fashion / Katherine Joslin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joslin, Katherine, 1947-

Series:

Becoming modern. Reading dress series

[Becoming modern. Reading dress series]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Criticism and interpretation.

Wharton, Edith.

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Knowledge and learning--Clothing.

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.

Clothing and dress.

Clothing and dress in literature.

Class consciousness in literature.

Fashion--United States--History--20th century.

Fashion.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.H. : University of New Hampshire Press ; Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, [2009]

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".

Notes:

Series from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781584657798

1584657790

OCLC:

311768616