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The lost art of dress, the women who once made America stylish, Linda Przybyszewski

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The lost art of dress, the women who once made America stylish, Linda Przybyszewski
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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illustrationsplates
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The lost art of dress
Nature of contents
bibliography
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853310552
Responsibility statement
Linda Przybyszewski
Sub title
the women who once made America stylish
Summary
"The Lost Art of Dress explores how, in the first half of the 20th century, a remarkable group of women, whom Przybyszewski calls the Dress Doctors, taught Americans how to dress well and spearheaded a nationwide movement toward beautiful, economical, and egalitarian fashion. By the 1960s, however, the reign of the Dress Doctors was coming to an end. During the 70's and 80's, the rejection of the Dress Doctors went even further, as feminist groups targeted Home Economics classes in schools as examples of society's pervasive sexism"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introducing the Dress Doctors -- Art: principles for beauty -- Occasions: the duty and pleasure of dress -- Thrift: much for little -- Revolt: the fall of the Dress Doctors -- Aftermath: tyrannies of age and size
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