1959 Edition – WIFE DRESSING by ANNE FOGARTY – HC w/DJ - Mid-Century Fashion

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1959 Edition – WIFE DRESSING by ANNE FOGARTY – HC w/DJ - Mid-Century Fashion:
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WIFE DRESSING
THE FINE ART OF BEING A WELL DRESSED WIFE
WITH PROVOCATIVE NOTES FOR THE PATIENT
HUSBAND WHO PAYS THE BILLS
ByAnne Fogarty
Published by:Julian Messner, Inc.New York
1959
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Hardcover with dust jacket, 191 pages, with a few black & white include:
WIFE DRESSING – The concept of wife-dressing, as comparedto bachelor-girl dressing.
BREAKING THE RULES – Fashion’s rules and when and how theymay be broken. How MOOD and MOTIVE can and shouldinfluence your dress.
YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN – The Tote Principle and howit applies to Urbia, Exurbia and Suburbia. How to beproperly dressed for an entire day away from home.
AFTER THE TROUSSEAU, WHAT? – Basic checklist of completewardrobe needs for brides as well as a basis for re-assess-ment for wives whose trousseaus are a memory.
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR WARDROBE – Head-to-toeanalysis of every fashion category and how to care foreverything from a scarf to a fur coat.
THE TWO-FACED GODDESS – TASTE AND MONEY – What goodtaste is, how it can be acquired and applied to yourwardrobe and way of life.
THE ART OF BEING AT HOME AT HOME – What to wear athome for anything from a quiet dinner for two after aa hard day, to a formal sit-down dinner party.
THE WIFELY ART OF COURAGE AND DISCRETION – How to de-velop a personal trademark that sets you apart.
AM WIFE – WILL TRAVEL – Land, sea and air…vacation orbusiness trip, how to plan a travel wardrobe, how to pack.Dress hints for leading travel centers.
A FAINT CRY IN THE WILDERNESS – OR PARDON ME WHILE IBREATHE FIRE – Personal pet peeves about certain fashionhabits and idiosyncrasies.
SOME VERY PERSONAL ANSWERS TO SOME VERY PERSONALQUESTIONS – Replies to personal questions received duringthe last ten years.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A MAN – A defense ofthe American male plus advice to husbands on how tobuy fashions for women.
THE DELICATE MATTER OF BARGAINS – What is, what isn’t, abargain. Six bargain questions to answer when you go shopping.
“CHIC-OLOGY” – Facts and fancies plus a chic test to determineyour fashion I.Q.
A GLOSSARY AND FRIENDLY GUIDE TO FASHION JARGON.
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