The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits: Depression and Wartime Fashions from the 1930s to the 1950s (Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion)

by Alison Marie Behnke

Hardcover, 2011

Library's review

Colorful photographs and informative commentary offer students a closer look at how fashion both reflects and influences culture.

Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--Time-Continuity-Change, NCSS Standards Theme--People-Places-Environments, History-life and Culture in the Americas, Reading Level-Middle (6-8)

Genres

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Twenty-First Century Books (2011), 64 pages

Description

Illustrations, photographs, and text describe the fashion trends of the United States from the 1930s to the 1950s, with information on styles, designers, manufacturing, materials, and other related topics.

Awards

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2012)

Language

English

Original language

English

Pages

64

Physical description

64 p.; 9.5 inches

ISBN

0761358927 / 9780761358923

DDC/MDS

391.00973

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