A Matter of Style: Women in the Fashion Industry (Women Then--Women Now) [Library Binding]

Linda Leuzzi (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Women Then--Women Now

Explores the important role women have played in the growth and development of the fashion industry and includes interviews with women working in the varied fashion industry of today.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-10?These two books look at professions in which the contributions of women have been largely ignored. Both authors do a fine job of identifying prominent women in their respective fields and discussing their accomplishments. Horwitz recounts the compromises and sacrifices these individuals made in order to succeed?failed marriages, families foregone, reputations ignored?and shows the network that they established to support one another. Leuzzi's book suffers from too wide a focus, starting with the role of women in medieval craft and weaving guilds. The fashion profession is defined here as almost any activity in the fiber trades, from spinning to modeling to designing, and includes many rather obscure activities in the garment industry, such as costume archivists and fashion-show organizers A final chapter on the preparation and hard work it takes to succeed in the business gives an unusual and helpful finale to a sometimes scattered offering. What both titles lack is adequate illustration. A Female Focus includes portraits of the featured women, but only an eight-page insert presents samples of their work. The black-and-white reproductions do little to enhance A Matter of Style, since color is so much a part of the final product. Despite their drawbacks, these well-documented books contain information that is not easily accessible elsewhere and should be considered as additional purchases.?Ruth K. MacDonald, Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

[SERIES LAST REVIEWED IN THIS ISSUE under, Horwitz, Margot F. Gr. 7^-12.]

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 160 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531113035
• ISBN-13: 978-0531113035
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,820,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for anyone wanting a career in fashion, January 12, 1998

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This review is from: A Matter of Style: Women in the Fashion Industry (Women Then--Women Now) (Library Binding)

Explains the many jobs available in the fashion industry with great detail. It is very interesting and anyone considering a career in the fashion industry should read this book.