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The lost art of dress : the women who once made America stylish / Linda Przybyszewski ; designed by Pauline Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Przybyszewski, Linda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fashion--United States--History--20th century.
- Fashion.
- Women fashion designers--United States.
- Women fashion designers.
- United States--Social life and customs--20th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (401 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A history of the women who taught Americans how to dress in the first half of the 20th century?and whose lessons we'd do well to remember today.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Introducing the Dress Doctors; 2. Art: Principles for Beauty; 3. Occasions: The Duty and Pleasure of Dress; 4. Thrift: Much for Little; 5. Revolt: The Fall of the Dream Doctors; 6. Aftermath: Tyrannies of Age and Size; Epilogue: Legacies; Acknowledgments; Illustration Credits; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-465-08047-2
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