Fashion and Women's Attitudes in the Nineteenth CenturyThis entertaining book by an early 20th-century authority on fashion not only describes what Englishwomen wore in the 19th century but also attempts to explain why they clothed themselves as they did. In a light, amusing and readable fashion, C. Willett Cunnington considers the importance of being "in fashion" and the longing to imitate — in appearance — those in the same social group. The desire to be sexually attractive is also examined, as is the counter-effort, to conceal sexual features. A carefully researched work on a fascinating subject. |
Contents
The Vertical Epoch | 23 |
The Dawn of Romance | 52 |
The Romantic 30s | 77 |
The Sentimental 40s | 100 |
The Perfect Lady of the 50s | 135 |
The Revolting 60s | 167 |
The Ornamental 70s | 201 |
The Symbolic 80s | 236 |
The Prudes Progress in the 90s | 275 |
Advertisements | 307 |
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