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Young Originals
Rebecca Jumper Matheson
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Description for Young Originals
Paperback. Series: Costume Society of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKT; BGB; JFCK; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 354.
In the early 1940s, American designer Emily Wilkens went beyond her previous experience in children's wear to create costumes for two teenage characters in a Broadway play. Recognizing the growing importance of the teenager in American culture, she soon launched Emily Wilkens Young Originals, the first designer label specializing in upscale, fashionable clothing for teenage girls. Within the space of a few years, Wilkens skyrocketed from obscurity to national recognition, yet even today many fashion insiders would not recognize her name.
Fashion historian Rebecca Jumper Matheson explores intertwining stories of female agency through the history of Wilkens and her ... Read more
In the early 1940s, American designer Emily Wilkens went beyond her previous experience in children's wear to create costumes for two teenage characters in a Broadway play. Recognizing the growing importance of the teenager in American culture, she soon launched Emily Wilkens Young Originals, the first designer label specializing in upscale, fashionable clothing for teenage girls. Within the space of a few years, Wilkens skyrocketed from obscurity to national recognition, yet even today many fashion insiders would not recognize her name.
Fashion historian Rebecca Jumper Matheson explores intertwining stories of female agency through the history of Wilkens and her ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Costume Society of America
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896729247
SKU
V9780896729247
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About Rebecca Jumper Matheson
Rebecca Jumper Matheson is a former research assistant at The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has taught at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is the author of The Sunbonnet: An American Icon in Texas (TTUP, 2009). She lives in New York City, USA.
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