""What Dress Makes of Us"" is a book written by Dorothy Quigley that explores the relationship between women and their clothing. The author delves into the psychological and social implications of dress, examining how it affects the way women are perceived by others and how they perceive themselves. Quigley also discusses the history of fashion and how it has evolved over time, from the restrictive corsets of the past to the more relaxed and comfortable clothing of the present day. This book offers a unique and insightful ...
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""What Dress Makes of Us"" is a book written by Dorothy Quigley that explores the relationship between women and their clothing. The author delves into the psychological and social implications of dress, examining how it affects the way women are perceived by others and how they perceive themselves. Quigley also discusses the history of fashion and how it has evolved over time, from the restrictive corsets of the past to the more relaxed and comfortable clothing of the present day. This book offers a unique and insightful perspective on the role of dress in women's lives, and is a must-read for anyone interested in fashion, psychology, or women's studies.She was from the middle-West, and despite the fact that she was married, and that twenty-one half-blown blush roses had enwreathed her last birthday cake, she had the alert, quizzical brightness of a child who challenges everybody and everything that passes with the countersign--""Why?"" She investigated New York with unabashed interest, and, like many another superior provincial, she freely expressed her likes and dislikes for its traditions, show-places, and people with a commanding and amusing audacity.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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