Young Originals : Emily Wilkens and the teen sophisticate
(Book)
Published
Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2015].
ISBN
9780896729247 (paperback), 0896729249 (paperback)
Physical Desc
xx, 179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Lasell University - Main | 746.92 W65ym 2015 | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2015].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780896729247 (paperback), 0896729249 (paperback)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-169) and index.
Description
"In the early 1940s, American designer Emily Wilkens went beyond her previous experience in children's wear to create costumes for two teenage characters in a Broadway play. Recognizing the growing importance of the teenager in American culture, she soon launched Emily Wilkens Young Originals, the first designer label specializing in upscale, fashionable clothing for teenage girls. Within the space of a few years, Wilkens skyrocketed from obscurity to national recognition, yet even today many fashion insiders would not recognize her name. Fashion historian Rebecca Jumper Matheson explores intertwining stories of female agency through the history of Wilkens and her teenage clientele. Wilkens retained both artistic and business control over her label in an era when most American ready-to-wear designers were anonymous employees of manufacturers. Wilkens parleyed her relative youth into a big-sister image which, like her dresses themselves, allowed her to mediate between the concerns of her teenage clients and their parents. Contrary to popular wisdom, Wilkens's designs declared that even a teenager could be fashionable. In doing so, Wilkens laid the foundation for the seismic shift that would occur later in the twentieth century, when youth became the fashionable ideal. Young Originals traces Wilkens's career from fashion illustrator in the 1930s to spa and beauty expert in the 1980s, emphasizing her consistent ideal of healthy, youthful beauty"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Fashion -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Fashion designers -- United States -- Biography.
Fashion illustrators -- United States -- Biography.
Fashion merchandising -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Teenage girls -- Clothing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Wilkens, Emily.
Women fashion designers -- United States -- Biography.
Fashion -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Fashion designers -- United States -- Biography.
Fashion illustrators -- United States -- Biography.
Fashion merchandising -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Teenage girls -- Clothing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Wilkens, Emily.
Women fashion designers -- United States -- Biography.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Matheson, R. J. (2015). Young Originals: Emily Wilkens and the teen sophisticate . Texas Tech University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matheson, Rebecca Jumper, 1975-. 2015. Young Originals: Emily Wilkens and the Teen Sophisticate. Texas Tech University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matheson, Rebecca Jumper, 1975-. Young Originals: Emily Wilkens and the Teen Sophisticate Texas Tech University Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Matheson, Rebecca Jumper. Young Originals: Emily Wilkens and the Teen Sophisticate Texas Tech University Press, 2015.
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