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Preamble

Product Placement

By Lewis H. Lapham

Selling the grasp for what isn’t there.

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Essay

When Women Ruled Fashion

By Joan DeJean

In the late seventeenth century, haute couture was produced by women, for women.

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Essay

The Climb of Ivy

By W. David Marx

The styles of the American Ivy League transform the fashions of 1960s Japan.

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Essay

Crusader Chic

By Danielle Peterson Searls

Upon returning home, Crusaders brought with them styles that would upset Europe’s fashion hierarchy.

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