Series from jacket. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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".
Summary:
Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion places the New York figure and her writing in the context of fashion history and shows how dress lies at the very center of her thinking about art and culture. --from publisher description
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