Product Description: As Deirdre Clemente shows in this lively history of fashion on American college campuses, whether it's jeans and sneakers or khakis with a polo shirt, chances are college kids made it cool. The modern casual American wardrobe, Clemente argues, was born in the classrooms, dormitories, fraternity and sorority houses, and gyms of universities and colleges across the country...read more

Presents an overview of trends in fashion in the United States from the twentieth century until today.

Traces the history of the Barbie doll from her beginning in 1959, through her meteoric rise in popularity in the 1960s, to her place on the world stage as a jet-setting, multicultural fashion icon. Original.

Beauty seems simple; we know it when we see it. But of course our ideas about what is attractive are influenced by a broad range of social and economic factors, and in Beauty and Business leading historians set out to provide this important cultural context. How have retailers shaped popular consciousness about beauty? And how, in turn, have cultural assumptions influenced the commodification of beauty? The contributors here look to particular examples in order to address these questions, turning their attention to topics ranging from the social role of the African American hair salon, and the sexual dynamics of bathing suits and shirtcollars, to the deeper meanings of corsets and what the Avon lady tells us about changing American values. As a whole, these essays force us to reckon with the ways that beauty has been made, bought, and sold in modern America. (view table of contents)

Chronicles the history of Barbie and her friends, from her first appearance in 1959 to her fortieth anniversary in 1999, through numerous changes in fashion, home, and career. (view table of contents)

Offers the complete history of this famous doll, from its origins in 1959 to the present day, with a look at the outfits, accessories, and styles worn throughout the years. (view table of contents)

Catalog illustrations show what American men, women, and children wore during the 1960s, including hats and shoes, suits and dresses, from lingerie and playclothes to bridal ensembles.

Explores the important role women have played in the growth and development of the fashion industry and includes interviews with women working in the varied fashion industry of today

Explores the important role women have played in the growth and development of the fashion industry and includes interviews with women working in the varied fashion industry of today

Charts Barbie's evolution, from 1950s prom queen to the fitness-conscious businesswoman of the 1980s, and features photographs of Barbie and friends modeling couture originals

Charts Barbie's evolution, from 1950s prom queen and Jackie Kennedy-inspired style setter to the fitness-conscious businesswoman of the 1980s and features hundreds of photographs of Barbie and friends modeling more than one hundred couture originals

Looks at the evolution of fashion, argues that Victorian clothing for women was erotic rather than prudish, and discusses the psychological aspects of fashion

Discusses the history and nature of American fashion, examines its relationship to social change and ideology, and explains how fashion serves as an expression of identity