Cardon, Lauren S.,
Fashion and fiction : self-transformation in twentieth-century American literature / Lauren S. Cardon. - 1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations. - Cultural frames/framing culture . - Cultural frames, framing culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: fashion in the land of the free -- The free spirit in the Gilded Age -- The social climber in the era of ready-mades -- The immigrant in the era of simplicity -- The modern woman and the slim silhouette -- The black middle class and the primitive -- Conclusion: the Depression and the dawn of American designers.
9780813938639 (e-book)
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Clothing and dress in literature.
Fashion--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic books.
PS374.C565 / C37 2016
810.9/355
Fashion and fiction : self-transformation in twentieth-century American literature / Lauren S. Cardon. - 1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations. - Cultural frames/framing culture . - Cultural frames, framing culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: fashion in the land of the free -- The free spirit in the Gilded Age -- The social climber in the era of ready-mades -- The immigrant in the era of simplicity -- The modern woman and the slim silhouette -- The black middle class and the primitive -- Conclusion: the Depression and the dawn of American designers.
9780813938639 (e-book)
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Clothing and dress in literature.
Fashion--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic books.
PS374.C565 / C37 2016
810.9/355