A Perfect Fit
Subtitle: Clothes, Character, and the Promise of America
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Published: June 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780805054880
Subjects: Social History; United States - General; History: American; Fashion; History; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; United States; Social aspects; History / United States / General; Clothing and dress; Customs & Traditions; 19th century; 20th century
First sentence: "No woman, however hard pressed for time, has a right to look dowdy nowadays," the Ladies' Home Journal categorically declared in 1925, underscoring the premium America of the twenties placed on looking "smart" and fashionable.