{"product_id":"the-lost-art-of-dress-the-women-who-once-made-america-stylish-paperback","title":"The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Przybyszewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From an award-winning historian, the fascinating tale of the 20th-century women who taught America how to dress \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A tribute to a time when style--and maybe even life--felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers.\" --\u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the fashion know-how we need to dress professionally and beautifully. In \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Art of Dress\u003c\/i\u003e, historian and skilled dressmaker Linda Przybyszewski reveals that this wasn't always true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the first half of the twentieth century, a remarkable group of women--the so-called Dress Doctors--taught American women that knowledge, not money, was key to a beautiful wardrobe. They empowered women to design, make, and choose clothing for both the workplace and the home. Armed with the Dress Doctors' simple design principles--harmony, proportion, balance, rhythm, emphasis--modern American women from all classes learned to dress for all occasions in ways that made them confident, engaged members of society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A captivating and beautifully illustrated look at the world of the Dress Doctors, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Art of Dress\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a new audience to their timeless rules of fashion and beauty--rules which, with a little help, we can certainly learn again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Przybyszewski\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. The author of \u003ci\u003eThe Republic According to John Marshall Harlan\u003c\/i\u003e, the editor of \u003ci\u003eSome Memories of a Long Life, 1854-1911\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a prize-winning dressmaker, she lives in South Bend, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47588866916537,"sku":"9780465066865","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/mB6tq-z_ST9780465066865.webp?v=1781500072","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-lost-art-of-dress-the-women-who-once-made-america-stylish-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}