Women of Fashion: Twentieth-century DesignersMen have dominated the fashion industry for more than a century, but some of the most famous and creative fashion designers have been women. This fascinating study of the role women have played and continue to play in fashion design presents a historial and critical view of the industry as it has developed and flourished in Europe, the United States and Japan. |
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... journalist for France - Soir . In private , also , she insisted that women would be too smart to stay away for long . She blamed her bad reviews on the journalists and others " under the sway of the ' little queers , ' as she called ...
... journalist for France - Soir . In private , also , she insisted that women would be too smart to stay away for long . She blamed her bad reviews on the journalists and others " under the sway of the ' little queers , ' as she called ...
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... journalist and ally her with the " independent women " of American fashion and in particular with Elizabeth Hawes ... journalism was a far cry from what Gill called " the sedulous puffing of certain favored shops and designers . " In his ...
... journalist and ally her with the " independent women " of American fashion and in particular with Elizabeth Hawes ... journalism was a far cry from what Gill called " the sedulous puffing of certain favored shops and designers . " In his ...
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... journalists to declare , " These are styles that can be worn today . " And : " By any yardstick it was the smash ... journalist went on to describe McCardell as " the most youthful of the designers , and the one who creates almost ...
... journalists to declare , " These are styles that can be worn today . " And : " By any yardstick it was the smash ... journalist went on to describe McCardell as " the most youthful of the designers , and the one who creates almost ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Think Pink | 124 |
Fashion Liberation | 133 |
Copyright | |
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