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Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion by Katherine Joslin
by Katherine Joslin | HC | VeryGood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Title
- Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781584657798
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of New Hampshire Press
ISBN-10
1584657790
ISBN-13
9781584657798
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72381021
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Publication Name
Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Fashion & Accessories, General, American / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Design
Series
Becoming Modern/Reading Dress Ser.
Format
Library Binding
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
24.9 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2009-026509
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"That a book on Wharton and fashion should be as gorgeous as this one is only fitting. The reprints of paintings and photographs of dresses from museum collections and of Wharton wearing a variety of fashions enhance the reader's sense of the impact of material culture on Wharton's fiction. The book is concerned not simply with the clothes that fictional and real women wore during this period but also with the production and labor associated with the garment industry. Offering intriguing details about turn-of-the-century apparel as well as an entirely new way to understand WhartonÑone turning on the symbolic resonance of dressÑthis book offers up a fascinating approach to Wharton's astute chronicle of culture. Highly recommended."ÑChoice, "In addition to her compelling readings of the clothing that appears in, or is contemporary to, Wharton's works, Joslin also provides helpful context about the history of dress design and specific designers invoked by Wharton (including Jacques Doucet, Charles Frederick Worth, Jeanne Paquin, Paul Poiret, and Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel) and analyzes the cultural significance of fashion design, dress reform, and the garment industry. . . . Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion is a well-conceived and well-written analysis of a topic central to Wharton's oeuvre. Scholars, students, and general readers will welcome this long overdue and interesting study, which breaks important new ground in Wharton scholarship and in cultural criticism." -Modern Fiction Studies, "That a book on Wharton and fashion should be as gorgeous as this one is only fitting. The reprints of paintings and photographs of dresses from museum collections and of Wharton wearing a variety of fashions enhance the reader's sense of the impact of material culture on Wharton's fiction. The book is concerned not simply with the clothes that fictional and real women wore during this period but also with the production and labor associated with the garment industry. Offering intriguing details about turn-of-the-century apparel as well as an entirely new way to understand Wharton--one turning on the symbolic resonance of dress--this book offers up a fascinating approach to Wharton's astute chronicle of culture. Highly recommended."--Choice, "That a book on Wharton and fashion should be as gorgeous as this one is only fitting. The reprints of paintings and photographs of dresses from museum collections and of Wharton wearing a variety of fashions enhance the reader's sense of the impact of material culture on Wharton's fiction. The book is concerned not simply with the clothes that fictional and real women wore during this period but also with the production and labor associated with the garment industry. Offering intriguing details about turn-of-the-century apparel as well as an entirely new way to understand Wharton-one turning on the symbolic resonance of dress-this book offers up a fascinating approach to Wharton's astute chronicle of culture. Highly recommended."-Choice, "In addition to her compelling readings of the clothing that appears in, or is contemporary to, Wharton's works, Joslin also provides helpful context about the history of dress design and specific designers invoked by Wharton (including Jacques Doucet, Charles Frederick Worth, Jeanne Paquin, Paul Poiret, and Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel) and analyzes the cultural significance of fashion design, dress reform, and the garment industry. . . . Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion is a well-conceived and well-written analysis of a topic central to Wharton's oeuvre. Scholars, students, and general readers will welcome this long overdue and interesting study, which breaks important new ground in Wharton scholarship and in cultural criticism." --Modern Fiction Studies, "A unique, interdisciplinary study, Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion offers a strong argument for further integration of literary and material culture studies, and will appeal to historians of various disciplines and Wharton aficionados alike."ÑThe Magazine Antiques, "A unique, interdisciplinary study, Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion offers a strong argument for further integration of literary and material culture studies, and will appeal to historians of various disciplines and Wharton aficionados alike."--The Magazine Antiques, "A unique, interdisciplinary study, Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion offers a strong argument for further integration of literary and material culture studies, and will appeal to historians of various disciplines and Wharton aficionados alike."-The Magazine Antiques, ""When dealing either with Wharton's fiction or with items of period clothing, Joslin is perceptive and sometimes markedly eloquent. Her readings of the author's life in and through clothes to emphasize Wharton's simultaneous welcoming of and resistance to aspects of modernity are also persuasive."ÑTulsa Studies in Women's Literature, "That a book on Wharton and fashion should be as gorgeous as this one is only fitting. The reprints of paintings and photographs of dresses from museum collections and of Wharton wearing a variety of fashions enhance the reader's sense of the impact of material culture on Wharton's fiction. The book is concerned not simply with the clothes that fictional and real women wore during this period but also with the production and labor associated with the garment industry. Offering intriguing details about turn-of-the-century apparel as well as an entirely new way to understand Wharton---one turning on the symbolic resonance of dress--this book offers up a fascinating approach to Wharton's astute chronicle of culture. Highly recommended." --Choice, ""When dealing either with Wharton's fiction or with items of period clothing, Joslin is perceptive and sometimes markedly eloquent. Her readings of the author's life in and through clothes to emphasize Wharton's simultaneous welcoming of and resistance to aspects of modernity are also persuasive."--Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
813/.52
Synopsis
Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion places the iconic New York figure and her writing in the context of fashion history and shows how dress lies at the very center of her thinking about art and culture. The study traces American patronage of the Paris couture houses from Worth and Doucet through Poiret and Chanel and places Wharton's characters in these establishments and garments to offer fresh readings of her well-known novels. Less known are Wharton's knowledge of and involvement in the craft of garment making in her tales of seamstresses, milliners, and textile workers, as well as in her creation of workshops in Paris during the First World War to employ Belgian and French seamstresses and promote the value of handmade garments in a world given to machine-driven uniformity of design and labor. Pointing the way toward further research and inquiry, Katherine Joslin has produced a truly interdisciplinary work that combines the best of literary criticism with an infectious love and appreciation of material culture., Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashion places the iconic New York figure and her writing in the context of fashion history and shows how dress lies at the very center of her thinking about art and culture. The study traces American patronage of the Paris couture houses from Worth and Doucet through Poiret and Chanel and places Wharton's characters in these establishments and garments to offer fresh readings of her well-known novels. Less known are Wharton's knowledge of and involvement in the craft of garment making in her tales of seamstresses, milliners, and textile workers, as well as in her creation of workshops in Paris during the First World War to employ Belgian and French seamstresses and promote the value of handmade garments in a world given to machine-driven uniformity of design and labor.
LC Classification Number
PS3545.H16Z6855 2009
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- 0***3 (249)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasegot notice of delivery yesterday, but did not receive. check this morning and found in neighbors mail box. book was fine, delivery was quick enough, but to wrong house.
- r***3 (153)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseFast shipping
- 3***h (187)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasegreat on everything A+++ seller