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The dress of women : a critical introduction to the symbolism and sociology of clothing
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The dress of women : a critical introduction to the symbolism and sociology of clothing

Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Michael R Hill; Mary Jo Deegan
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2002.
Series: Contributions in women's studies, no. 193
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Named Person: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Michael R Hill; Mary Jo Deegan
ISBN: 0313312702 9780313312700
OCLC Number: 46503975
Notes: "Originally published in Gilman's monthly journal, The forerunner, in 1915"--Introd.
Description: xxvii, 160 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: 1. Primary motives in clothing -- 2. Some modifying forces -- 3. The principles involved -- 4. Physical health and beauty -- 5. Beauty versus sex distinction -- 6. The hat -- 7. Decorative art, trimmings, and ornament -- 8. Humanitarian and economic considerations -- 9. Larger economic considerations -- 10. The force called fashion -- 11. Fashion and psychology -- 12. Hope and comfort.
Series Title: Contributions in women's studies, no. 193
Responsibility: Charlotte Perkins Gilman ; edited, with an introduction by Michael R. Hill and Mary Jo Deegan.

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