Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-565) and index.
Summary
Fashion has always been a cultivating force. And during the 19th century-a time of great change-fashion was a powerful component in the development of American society. Through dress, average individuals could step beyond class divisions and venture into the world of the elite and privileged. Beginning in 1840, with the advent of the daguerreotype, that moment could be captured for a lifetime.In Dressed for the Photographer, Joan Severa gives a visual analysis of the dress of middle-class Americans from the mid-to-late 19th century. Using images and writings, she shows how even economically disadvantaged Americans could wear styles within a year or so of current fashion. This desire for fashion equality demonstrates that the possession of culture was more important than wealth or position in the community. [from Barnes and Noble]
edited by Claudia Brush Kidwell and Valerie Steele.
ISBN
0874745594 (pbk.)
0874745500 (hard)
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press,
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
188 p., [27] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 162-173.
Contents
Chapters: Appearance and identity // The children's department // Clothing and sexuality // Dressing for work // Sporting wear // Gender symbols or fashionable details? // Challenging gender symbols
Summary
Explores the relationship between changes in fashion and ideas about masculinity and femininity. Among the subjects covered here are sports uniforms, work clothes, children's clothes. Many contemporary illustrations, a few in color
