| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 234 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Commerce and mass culture series ; v. 2 |
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Commerce and mass culture series.
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| Contents |
Consumer fashion and class -- Style as spectacle -- Hollywood exoticism -- Suitably feminine |
| Summary |
"Hollywood Movies in the thirties were intrigued by strong-willed women, from ambitious gold diggers, career-minded working girls, and social climbers to more illicit portrayals of female androgyny and ethnic exoticism. Revealing this public and cinematic fascination with women, Sarah Berry presents a lively look at the films, fan magazines, and advertising of the era. Viewing Hollywood glamour through debates about fashion, identity, and social status, she discusses such films as What Price Hollywood?, The Bride Wore Red, and The Bitter Tea of General Yen; big-budget, style-driven vehicles as Fashions of 1934 and Vogues of 1938; musicals; costume dramas; and Technicolor extravaganzas."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Filmography: pages 211-223 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-209) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Costume.
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Fashion in motion pictures.
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Fashion -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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Costume.
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Fashion.
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Fashion in motion pictures.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816633128 |
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0816633126 |
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081669009X |
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9780816690091 |
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