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100	1		_aArnold, Rebecca. _9197372 _2Local
245	1	4	_aThe American look _bfashion, sportswear and the image of women in 1930s and 1940s New York _cRebecca Arnold.
260			_aLondon _aNew York _bI.B. Tauris _c2009.
300			_axvii, 237 p. _bill. _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-230) and index.
505	0		_a1. 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.
520			_aDrawing 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.
650		0	_aFashion _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xHistory _y20th century. _994857
650		0	_aBody image _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xHistory _y20th century. _963439
650		0	_aFashion _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xSocial aspects. _994857
650		0	_aWomen's clothing _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xHistory _y20th century. _9190349 _2Local
650		0	_aWomen _zNew York (State) _zNew York. _2Local _948613
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