| Notes: Spine creased, cover corners lightly dog-eared. 1974 Large Softcover. ix, 294 pp. A thousand ornate black & white illustrations depicting various Victorian fashions, from the pages of Harper's Bazaar. "As the turn-of-the-century began in America, Harper's Bazaar began featuring both illustrations and photographs for its covers and inside features of high society and increasingly of fashion. It's interesting to note that during this late Victorian period, as the women's suffrage movement was gaining momentum (American women did not all win the right to vote until 1920 with the passing of the 19th Amendment), the introduction of more tailored dresses and jackets coincided with women's new sense of feminism. Bazaar also began profiling prominent socialites, such as the Astors and the Griscoms. |