A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry, 1860-1960 (Costume Society of America Series)
Coffee table books are generally handsome but not often scholarly. This beautiful and erudite book is an exception....[A] well researched study of the Jewish role in the garment industry illustrated by exquisite photographs of designer dresses, accessories, fashion magazine advertisements, and of the fashion celebrities themselves...It is impossible to do full justice in a brief review to the breadth and depth of this beautiful, scholarly study of Jewish involvement in the multi-billion dollar world of fashion. --Jewish Book Council[A] fine contribution to both fashion and American Jewish history . . . significantly enhanced by the number and variety of the 152 color illustrations. --Publishers Weekly