The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through American History, 1900 to the Present: Volume 1, 1900-1949

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
THE TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES......Page 11
Chronology of World and Fashion Events, 1900-1949......Page 14
PART I - The Social Significance of Dress, 1900-1949......Page 22
1. The United States in 1900-1949: An Overview......Page 24
POLITICS IN AMERICA......Page 26
ETHNICITY IN AMERICA......Page 27
ART AND ENTERTAINMENT......Page 28
DAILY LIFE......Page 30
THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN......Page 31
SEXUALITY AND MORALITY......Page 32
GROWING UP IN AMERICA......Page 33
FASHION......Page 35
2. Political and Cultural Events......Page 40
THE 1900s......Page 42
THE 1910s......Page 49
THE 1920s......Page 54
THE 1930s......Page 60
THE 1940s......Page 65
3. Art and Entertainment......Page 74
THE 1900s......Page 76
THE 1910s......Page 82
THE 1920s......Page 87
THE 1930s......Page 92
THE 1940s......Page 99
4. Daily Life......Page 109
THE 1900s......Page 111
THE 1910s......Page 117
THE 1920s......Page 122
THE 1930s......Page 127
THE 1940s......Page 129
5. The Individual and Family......Page 136
THE 1900s......Page 138
THE 1910s......Page 147
THE 1920s......Page 151
THE 1930s......Page 159
THE 1940s......Page 161
PART II - Fashion and the Fashion Industry, 1900-1949......Page 168
6. The Business of Fashion......Page 170
HAUTE COUTURE......Page 171
READY-TO-WEAR......Page 176
RETAIL OPERATIONS......Page 179
FASHION COMMUNICATION......Page 182
FASHION TECHNOLOGY......Page 186
7. Women's Fashions......Page 190
1900–1908, THE EDWARDIAN OR LA BELLE EPOQUE ERA......Page 192
1909–1914, EMPIRE REVIVAL......Page 201
1914–1919, WORLD WAR I......Page 209
1920s, THE JAZZ AGE......Page 218
1930s, THE GREAT DEPRESSION......Page 232
1940–1946, WORLD WAR I I......Page 244
1947–1949, THE NEW LOOK......Page 258
OVERVIEW......Page 268
THE 1900s......Page 269
THE 1910s......Page 277
1920s, THE JAZZ AGE......Page 284
1930s, THE GREAT DEPRESSION......Page 293
1940s, WORLD WAR I I......Page 301
9. Children's Fashions......Page 310
THE 1900s......Page 312
THE 1910s......Page 318
1920s, THE JAZZ AGE......Page 328
1930s, THE GREAT DEPRESSION......Page 337
1940s, WORLD WAR I I......Page 347
Glossary, 1900-1949......Page 362
Resource Guide, 1900-1949......Page 368
,......Page 375
Cumulative Index......Page 382
About the Contributors......Page 412
Colour Plates......Page 414