Young Originals : Emily Wilkens and the teen sophisticate / Rebecca Jumper Matheson.
Young Originals : Emily Wilkens and the teen sophisticate / Rebecca Jumper Matheson.
Young Originals : Emily Wilkens and the teen sophisticate / Rebecca Jumper Matheson.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2015]
Call Numbers
G 2015/3339
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xx, 179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Emily Wilkens : The Early Years -- Junior Miss and the Rise of the Teenager -- Miss Emily Wilkens, Entrepreneur -- Habits of Beauty -- Designing Emily Wilkens Young Originals -- Modern and Historicizing : Reassuring the Public -- Fashion Agency : Marketing to Teens -- Postwar -- A New You.
Publication information
Publisher
Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
"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, fashi...
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Full title
Young Originals : Emily Wilkens and the teen sophisticate / Rebecca Jumper Matheson.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Costume society of America series.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-169) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/3339
Record Identifier
74VKRKZ5m8Pd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRKZ5m8Pd
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ISBN
0896729249 (paperback)
9780896729247 (paperback)
DDC
746.92092
MMS ID
991023083429702626
