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Subject(s)

• Fashion in motion pictures [Browse]
• Silent films—United States—History and criticism [Browse]
• Costume design—United States—History—20th century [Browse]

Notes

Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Bard Graduate Center for Studies in Decorative Arts, Design History and Material Culture, 2010.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-240) and index.

Contents

• Introduction
• The working girl and the fashionable libertine: fashion and film in the Progressive Era
• World War I and "American" design in fashion and film
• "Goddesses in the machine": the fashion show on film
• Costumes and gowns: the rise of the specialist costume designer
• Peggy Hamilton: queen of filmland fashion
• Conclusion: the birth of Hollywood glamour.

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ISBN

• 9780230389489
• 0230389481

LCCN

2012048099

OCLC

819519350

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