Fashion Criticism : An Anthology (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: Late 19th Century - 1960's Introduction to PART I 1.Mr. Oscar Wilde on Woman's Dress Oscar Wilde 2.Literary and Other Notes (excerpts) Oscar Wilde 3.Philosophic Fashions: Who Fell Asleep on the King's Highway? Dame Rogue [Louise Norton] 4.Philosophic Fashions: Trouser-Talk (excerpt) Dame Rogue [Louise Norton] 5.Philosophic Fashions: The Importance of Being Dressed Dame Rogue [Louise Norton] 6.Feminine Fashions Lois Long 7.Feminine Fashions Lois Long 8.Copying a Fancy Name Elizabeth Hawes 9.News...News...News. Elizabeth Hawes 10.Fashions From Paris: A Suit Story at Balenciaga Eugenia Sheppard 11.A Mini For Men? Eugenia Sheppard 12.A Campaign Issue-Clothes? Eleni Epstein 13.Candidates in a Tie On Fashion's Slate Eleni Epstein PART II: 1970's - 1990's Introduction to PART II 14.The Wound in the Face Angela Carter 15.Feminine Fashions: The Fall Collections II Kennedy Fraser 16.Looking with Avedon Susan Sontag 17.What Happened to the Afro? Bebe Moore Campbell 18.Ralph Lauren's Achievement Holly Brubach 19.In Fashion: Modernism Outmoded Holly Brubach 20.Haute Coiffure de Gel Elizabeth Wilson 21.Hippie Heaven Eve Babitz 22.Calvinism Unclothed Valerie Steele 23.Coming Apart Amy Spindler 24.The Once and Future Suit Anne Hollander 25.Sexualities Anne Hollander 26.The Eastern Bloc Lynn Yaeger 27.Avant Guardians Lynn Yaeger 28.The Only One Hilton Als 29.Buying the Fantasy Hilton Als 30.Fashion's Military Fascination: Unsettling, Romantic Esthetic Suzy Menkes PART III: 21st Century Introduction to PART III 31.Future, Take Note: Raf Simons Was Here Cathy Horyn 32.Hussein Chalayan: Nostalgia for the Future Caroline Evans 33.The Misfit Judith Thurman 34.Dressed to Thrill: Alexander McQueen at the Met Judith Thurman 35.The Mystery Man: Margiela, Be Mine Sarah Mower 36.All Hail the Leader of the Fashionable World Robin Givhan 37.The Revolution will be Branded Vetements Anja Aronowsky Cronberg 38.Will I Get a Ticket? Anja Aronowsky Cronberg 39.Trump Vs. The Disappearing Tie Vanessa Friedman 40.Suket Dhir, Men's Wear Designer, From Delhi to the World Guy Trebay 41.Melania Trump and the Chilling Artifice of Fashion Rhonda K. Garelick 42.Is Wokeness In Fashion Just Another Illusion? Connie Wang Sources