From the end of the 1930s through the 1940s, the New York fashion industry came into its own. Sportswear, which had evolved... Læs mere
This text argues that fashion and the imagery surrounding it give us a vision of Western culture that is both enticing and... Læs mere
From the end of the 1930s through the 1940s, the New York fashion industry came into its own. This book presents an analysis of how New York sportswear evolved to become the definitive American style and how a modern fashion aesthetic was born.
Combining analysis of amateur and professional photographs, fiction and documentary film and illustration, this is the first book to explore American fashion of the 1920s and 1930s as visual culture.
Combining analysis of amateur and professional photographs, fiction and documentary film and illustration, this is the first book to explore American fashion of the 1920s and 1930s as visual culture.