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The Fashion Writing of Blanca Valmont and Economies of Domesticity

"Between 1888 and 1898 Valmont reported fashion and cultural trends for ""La Ultima Moda"" - a magazine circulating in the spanish speaking world - not only describing fashion but tackling the social and ethical functions of fashion."

  • Cover
  • Title page
  • © Copyright page
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
    • VITAL STATISTICS
    • SELECTION OF MATERIALS
  • CHAPTER ONE: ANATOMY OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY
    • MERCHANDISING
    • MANUFACTURE
    • MAGAZINES
  • CHAPTER TWO: THE TENETS OF PRO-FASHION DISCOURSE
    • FASHION AND THE CIVILIZING PROCESS
    • FASHION AND CLASS
    • FASHION AND CREATIVITY
    • FASHION AND DOMESTICITY
    • FASHION THEORY
  • CHAPTER THREE: WOMEN’S LIFESTYLES
    • LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
    • MARRIAGE, AMBITION, AND EDUCATION
    • FEMINISM AND MASCULINIZATION
    • THE THREE WARS
  • CHAPTER FOUR: PRO-CONSUMERIST DISCOURSE IN LITERATURE
    • COURTSHIP AND CONSUMERISM: THE EROTICS OF SPENDING AND THRIFT IN "LO PROHIBIDO"
    • ADIFFERENT WORLD: SOCIAL MOBILITY AND ASSIMILATION IN "LA FEBRE D’OR"
  • CONCLUSION
  • WORKS CITED
  • ILLUSTRATIONS

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