Selling Style: Clothing and Social Change at the Turn of the Century
Rob Schorman
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Description for Selling Style: Clothing and Social Change at the Turn of the Century
Hardback. "Schorman demonstrates in this readable study of 1890s U.S. society how fashion-which he defines as clothing everyone wears and the symbolic system connected to its choice-reflects the cultural dynamics caused by rapid social change and remnants of past attitudes."-Choice Num Pages: 224 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JH; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
As the turn of the twentieth century approached, clothing and fashion reflected Americans' concerns with the rapidly changing social and cultural landscape. Clothing helped define social status, relationships between men and women, and ideals of American citizenship. The heightened importance of mass media, especially advertising, during this period set in motion changes in many industries, but most notably in fashion. In Selling Style, Rob Schorman documents the fascinating and important relationship among clothing, gender roles, and cultural expectations at a significant moment in American history.
Men were the first to adopt ready-made clothing en masse, and during this period ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812237283
SKU
V9780812237283
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Ref
99-1
About Rob Schorman
Rob Schorman teaches history at Miami University, Ohio.
Reviews for Selling Style: Clothing and Social Change at the Turn of the Century
"Selling Style is a well-written, interesting, and lively look at the meaning of clothes and American fashion in the 1890s."
Nancy L. Green, author of Ready to Wear and Ready to Work
"Schorman demonstrates in this readable study of 1890s U.S. society how fashion-which he defines as clothing everyone wears and the symbolic system connected to its choice-reflects ... Read more
Nancy L. Green, author of Ready to Wear and Ready to Work
"Schorman demonstrates in this readable study of 1890s U.S. society how fashion-which he defines as clothing everyone wears and the symbolic system connected to its choice-reflects ... Read more