Throughout the 20th century, fashion influenced — and was influenced by — the culture and social movements of its time, across global and hyperlocal spaces. Today, for instance, we still associate ...
This is an entertaining, well-researched and charmingly illustrated dissection of the 1920s flapper, who flouted conventions and epitomized the naughtiness of the Jazz Age as she "bobbed her hair, ...
Linda Simon is professor of English emerita at Skidmore College. She is the author of many books, including Coco Chanel and The Greatest Shows on Earth:A History of the Circus. Her latest book is Lost ...