Waubonsee Community College

Fresh lipstick, redressing fashion and feminism, Linda M. Scott

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-354) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Fresh lipstick

bibliography

55644875

Linda M. Scott

"Marching through 150 years of American dress history, Scott rips down feminism's favorite positions on fashion - from the power of images to the purpose of makeup. The illustrative examples - from flappers to Twiggy to body-piercing - are often poignant, occasionally infuriating, but always illuminating and thought-provoking." "With Fresh Lipstick, Linda Scott gives women the ammunition to settle the fashion debate once and for all. She challenges feminists to move beyond appearances and to return their focus to the true mission of the moment: equality for all women everywhere."--Jacket

redressing fashion and feminism

Introduction : tossing down the glove -- The natural fallacy -- Dress reform and domination -- Making the myth -- Reading the popular image -- The power of fashion -- Sex, soap, and Cinderella -- Rethinking necessities -- Freudian feminism and commercial conspiracy -- Something different -- Style and substance in the Second Wave -- Exclusive rights -- Fresh lipstick