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Chapter 3. “The Cult of Clothes” and the Performance of Class

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Chapter 1. The Octopus and the Matinee Girl 12
  5. Chapter 2. The “Department Store Theater” and the Gendering of Consumption 51
  6. Chapter 3. “The Cult of Clothes” and the Performance of Class 96
  7. Chapter 4. Fashioning the Modern Woman 138
  8. Chapter 5. The Theatrical Fashion Show on Broadway and Sixth Avenue 178
  9. Epilogue 221
  10. Notes 229
  11. Index 295
  12. Acknowledgments 307
When Broadway Was the Runway
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https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206166.96

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Chapter 1. The Octopus and the Matinee Girl 12
  5. Chapter 2. The “Department Store Theater” and the Gendering of Consumption 51
  6. Chapter 3. “The Cult of Clothes” and the Performance of Class 96
  7. Chapter 4. Fashioning the Modern Woman 138
  8. Chapter 5. The Theatrical Fashion Show on Broadway and Sixth Avenue 178
  9. Epilogue 221
  10. Notes 229
  11. Index 295
  12. Acknowledgments 307
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