Artifacts from American Fashion

Buch | Hardcover

408 Seiten

2019
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-1-4408-6457-5 (ISBN)

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Clothing and fashion accessories can serve as valuable primary sources for learning about our history. This unique book examines daily life in 20th-century America through the lens of fashion and clothing.
This collection explores fashion artifacts from daily life to shed light on key aspects of the social life and culture of Americans in the 20th century. Artifacts from American Fashion covers forty-five essential articles of fashion or accessories, chosen to illuminate significant areas of daily life and history, including Politics, World Events, and War; Transportation and Technology; Home and Work Life; Art and Entertainment; Health, Sport, and Leisure; and Alternative Cultures, Youth, Ethnic, Queer, and Counter Culture. Through these artifacts, readers can follow the major events, social movements, cultural shifts, and technological developments that shaped our daily life in the U.S.

A World War I soldier's helmet opens a vista onto the horrors of trench warfare during World War I, while the dress of a typical 1920's "flapper" speaks volumes about America women's changing role during Prohibition and the Jazz Age. Similarly, a homemade feedsack dress illuminates the world of the Great Depression, while the bikini ushers us into the Atomic Age. Here, such artificacts tell the story of twentieth-century daily life in America.

Heather Vaughan Lee is a historian, author, lecturer, and museum consultant who has worked in the intersecting fields of clothing and history for the last 15 years.

Chronological Guide to Entries
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Evaluate Artifacts
Chronology of Events
Politics, World Events, and War
Cocktail Dress
Eisenhower Jacket
Gulf War Uniform
Peasant Blouse
Pillbox Hat
Platform Shoes
Red Cross Uniform
Two-Piece Swimsuit
Woman's Tailored Suit
WWI Combat Helmet
Transportation and Technology
Airplane Flight Suit
Duster
Motorcycle Jacket
Spacesuit
Zipper
Home and Work Life
Arrow Collar
Cowboy Hat
Fedora Hat and Gray Flannel Suit
Feed Sack Dress
Shirtwaist Dress
Woman's Power Suit
Wrap Dress
Art and Entertainment
Art Nouveau Dress
Bias Cut Dress
Empire Waist Dress
Flapper Dress
Paper Dress
Shirley Temple Dress
T-Shirt
Tuxedo
Woman's Sweater
Health, Sport, and Leisure
Baseball Cap
Bra
Canvas Basketball Shoes
Corset
Leotard
Alternative Cultures, Youth, Ethnic, Queer, and Counterculture
Bell-Bottom Pants
Black Panther Uniform
Denim Jeans
Flannel Shirt
Punk Boots
Red Ribbon
Saddle Shoes
Zoot Suit
Selected Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.12.2019
Reihe/Serie	Daily Life through Artifacts
Zusatzinfo	44 bw illus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Gewicht	1389 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	1-4408-6457-8 / 1440864578
ISBN-13	978-1-4408-6457-5 / 9781440864575
Zustand	Neuware