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Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Eunice W. Johnson grew up believing in the beauty and dignity of Black people. As an entrepreneur with a flair for fashion, Mrs. Johnson wanted to use her talents and impeccable taste to serve her community. When she and her husband noticed that magazines often printed stories showing Black people in a negative light, they founded the Johnson Publishing Company -- and Ebony magazine was born. Mrs. Johnson's style column for Ebony called "Fashion...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
347 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Lost Art of Dress explores how, in the first half of the 20th century, a remarkable group of women, whom Przybyszewski calls the Dress Doctors, taught Americans how to dress well and spearheaded a nationwide movement toward beautiful, economical, and egalitarian fashion. By the 1960s, however, the reign of the Dress Doctors was coming to an end. During the 70's and 80's, the rejection of the Dress Doctors went even further, as feminist groups...