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Work Reading: Fashion Edition

Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900 by Joan Severa

Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics, 1900-1990 by Emma Baxter-Wright

March 7, 2021 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I’ve been preparing at work for a program discussing women’s fashion 1830 – 1930 for International Women’s Day/Women’s History month. For me it has been an excuse to pull some pieces out of storage and get them new photographs and update their records, as well as just working on something I find interesting. I’ve spent quite a bit of time over the past decade getting conversant on the changing women’s silhouette during that century of time (which is our primary interpretive period) and honestly – […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: costume, Dressed for the Photographer, Emma Baxter-Wright, faintingviolet, fashion, fashion history, historic dress, Joan Severa, Vintage Fashion

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:7 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: costume, Dressed for the Photographer, Emma Baxter-Wright, faintingviolet, fashion, fashion history, historic dress, Joan Severa, Vintage Fashion ·
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