Newspaper Fashion Editors in the 1950s and 60s: Women Writers of the Runway

Preface
	Fashion Editors Studied
	Materials
	Chapter Organization
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Who’s Wearing the Pants? How the New York Times Reported the Changing Dress of Women
	Pants as Practical
	Debating Pants
	Beginning to Find Pants Acceptable
	Pants and the Workplace
	Conclusion
Chapter 2: Fashion Journalism in Newspapers during World War II, and Beyond
	Newspapers Versus Magazines
	Fashion Editors’ Work
	Women’s Pages
	Role of World War II and Fashion
	After the War and Defining News
	Previous Fashion Journalism Scholarship
	Newspaper Patterns and Sewing Columns
	Fashion and Beauty Columns
	Recognizing Top Fashion Journalism
	Fashion Shows
Chapter 3: Post-World War II, Changing Dress in America, and Moscow Fashion Show
	Fashion and Religion
	Wedding Fashion
	Coverage of Undergarments
	Fur Popularity
	Fashion as Economy
	Fashion Show Reporting
	International Fashion
	Fabrics in Fashion
	Clothing Sizes and Age
	Moscow Fashion Show, 1959
Chapter 4: National Fashion Editors, Public Relations Pioneers, and Fashion Designers
	Fashion in New York City
	Eugenia Sheppard
	Virginia Pope
	Bernadine Morris
	Washington, D.C., Fashion
		Nina Hyde
		Eleni Epstein
	Syndicated and National Fashion Editors
		Dorothy Roe
		Freddye Scarborough Henderson
		Marian Christy
		Marylou Luther
	Fashion Publicity
		Eleanor Lambert
		Ruth Finley and the Fashion Calendar
		Fashion Show Descriptions
		Fashion Designers and Their Fashion Shows
Chapter 5: Local Fashion Editors, Business Impact, and Regional Fashion Shows
	The Fashion Group International
	Fashion Coverage by City
		Oakland
		Houston
		Milwaukee
		Dallas
		San Antonio
		Rhode Island
		Pittsburgh
		Chicago
		Detroit
		Seattle
	Phoenix and Tucson
		Baltimore
		Denver
		North Carolina
		Indianapolis
	Regional Fashion Shows
Chapter 6: Ethics, Advertising, and the White House Fashion Show
	Journalism Ethics
	Fashion Criticism
	Fashion Advertising
	Names of Stores
	Controversial Fashion
	White House Fashion Show
Chapter 7: Fashion Journalism in the 1960s and 1970s, and the End of the Women’s Pages
	Men’s Clothes
	Fabric Changes
	Shoes
	Sweaters
	Underwear and Pantyhose
	Hair Trends
	Dress Codes
	Skirts
	Hats
	Models
	Black Models and Fashion Shows
	Fashion and Disability
	Fashion and Politics
	End of the Women’s Pages
	Battle of Versailles
Appendix: Brief Biographies of Newspaper Fashion Editors
	Nadeane Walker Anderson
	Marylin Bender
	Mary Alice Bookhart
	Marian Christy
	Barbara Cloud
	Richard Cobb
	Mattie Smith Colin
	Madeliene Corey
	Eleni Epstein
	Fay Hammond
	Nora Hampton
	Dorothy Hawkins/Dorothy Le Sueur
	Graydon Heartsill
	Freddye Scarborough Henderson
	Mary Brandel Hopkins
	Nina Hyde
	Marji Kunz
	Vivian Kwatzsky
	Judy Lunn
	Marylou Luther
	Drue Lytle
	Bobbi McCallum
	Bernadine Morris
	Eleanor Nangle
	Marjorie Paxson
	Betty Peach
	Yvonne Petrie
	Virginia Pope
	Sally Raleigh
	Vida Roberts
	Aileen Ryan
	Maggie Savoy
	Eugenia Sheppard
	Annie Lee Singletary
	Mary Stanyan
	Lotys Benning Stewart
	Gretchen Weber
	Jo Werne
	Mildred Whitaker
	Peg Zwecker
	Other Fashion Editors
Selected References
	Books and Journal Articles
	Selected Fashion Newspaper Articles
Index