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| Author | : Linda Przybyszewski |
| File Size | : 51,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Basic Books |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 29 April 2014 |
| ISBN | : 9780465080472 |
| Pages | : 400 pages |
A history of the women who taught Americans how to dress in the first half of the 20th century—and whose lessons we’d do well to remember today.
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