Przybyszewski, Linda.
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014]
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Notes:
- 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.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
Subjects:
- Fashion — United States — History — 20th century.
- Women fashion designers — United States.
- United States — Social life and customs — 20th century.
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