02579nam a2200385Ia 4500 322385 20210301133759.0 130605s2009 enka b 001 0 eng 2009284135 GBA886131 bnb 014662742 Uk 9781845118969 (hb) 9781860647635 (pb) 1860647634 (pb) 1845118960 (hb) (OCoLC)ocn232981007 UKM UKM BTCTA BAKER YDXCP C#P BWX BWK CDX UPZ OMB DLC lccopycat n-us-ny GT617.N4 A76 2009 391.209747109043 22 391.20974 A752a Arnold, Rebecca. 197372 Local The American look fashion, sportswear and the image of women in 1930s and 1940s New York Rebecca Arnold. London New York I.B. Tauris 2009. xvii, 237 p. ill. 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-230) and index. 1. New York and the evolution of sportswear 1929-39 : New York City ; Sportswear ; The modern sportswear aesthetic I -- 2. American body culture : Body image/body culture ; Health and hygiene ; Exercise and dance ; Sports body -- 3. Sportswear and the New York fashion industry during the Depression : Effects of the Depression ; Career women ; The fashion group -- 4. Sportswear's promotion during the 1930s : New York department stores ; The fashion media ; The monastic dress and sportswear promotion in the late 1930s -- 5. Sportswear and the New York fashion industry during the second world war : Effects of the second world war ; Sportswear and representation ; The modern sportswear aesthetic II -- 6. The American look and the rise of the designer : The American look ; New York sportswear designers and consumerism ; The women of fashion 1947 -- Conclusion. Drawing on a wonderful array of sources, from fashion magazines to department store records, this book is the rich and absorbing narrative and analysis of how New York sportswear evolved to become the definitive American style and how a modern fashion aesthetic was born. Fashion New York (State) New York History 20th century. 94857 Body image New York (State) New York History 20th century. 63439 Fashion New York (State) New York Social aspects. 94857 Women's clothing New York (State) New York History 20th century. 190349 Local Women New York (State) New York. Local 48613 240043 240043 0 0 ddc 0 391_209740000000000_A752A 0 evl 145423 10 10 1 2016-05-27 Amazon 25.06 514229 0 391.20974 A752a 80000002479486 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:322385 z:Presup. 2012-13 6