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'The dearest thing on the East African coast' : the forgotten nineteenth-century trade in 'Muscat cloth' / Sarah Fee

Author:
Fee, Sarah 1963-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Oman
Indian Coast (East Africa)
Africa, East
Indian Coast (Africa)
Date:
2018
Topic:
Textile fabrics, Omani  Search this
Textile industry--History  Search this
Weaving  Search this
Textile design  Search this
Textile trade  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Clothing  Search this
Clothing trade  Search this
Commerce  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
TS1402.9 .T49 2018
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1098789
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A Needle, a bobbin, a strike : women needleworkers in America / edited by Joan M. Jensen and Sue Davidson

Author:
Jensen, Joan M  Search this
Davidson, Sue 1925-  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 304 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1984
Topic:
Women clothing workers--History  Search this
Strikes and lockouts--Clothing trade  Search this
Clothing workers--Labor unions  Search this
Call number:
HD6073.C62U56 1984X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_234483
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A coat of many colors : immigration, globalism, and reform in the New York City garment industry / edited by Daniel Soyer

Author:
Soyer, Daniel  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 284 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New York (State)
New York
Date:
2005
Topic:
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Clothing workers--History  Search this
Immigrants--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_775054
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A perfect fit : the garment industry and American Jewry (1860-1960) / edited by Gabriel Goldstein and Elizabeth Greenberg ; foreword by Sylvia A. Herskowitz

Author:
Goldstein, Gabriel M  Search this
Greenberg, Elizabeth 1972-  Search this
Yeshiva University Museum  Search this
Physical description:
237 p., P16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2012
C2012
Topic:
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Jews--History  Search this
Jewish businesspeople--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_981829
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A stitch in time : the four seasons of Baltimore's needle trades / Philip Kahn, Jr

Author:
Kahn, Philip 1917-  Search this
Physical description:
xix, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Maryland
Baltimore
Date:
1989
Topic:
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Industries--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_387388
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Beauty and business : commerce, gender, and culture in modern America / edited by Philip Scranton

Author:
Scranton, Philip  Search this
Physical description:
iv, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2001
Topic:
Beauty, Personal--History  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Fashion--History  Search this
Commerce  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_614980
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Between a rock and a hard place [electronic resource] : a history of American sweatshops 1820-present

Title:
History of American sweatshops 1820-present
History of American sweatshops 1820 to the present
Author:
Liebhold, Peter  Search this
Rubenstein, Harry R. 1951-  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.)  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of American History (U.S.)  Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Exhibitions
Place:
United States
Date:
1998
1998?]
Topic:
Sweatshops--Corrupt practices  Search this
Clothing trade--Corrupt practices  Search this
Sweatshops--History  Search this
Clothing workers--Legal status, laws, etc  Search this
Wages--Clothing workers  Search this
Call number:
HD2339.U6
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_691779
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California casual fashions, 1930s-1970s / Maureen Reilly

Author:
Reilly, Maureen E. Lynn  Search this
Physical description:
191, [1] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
California
United States
Date:
2001
C2001
20th century
Topic:
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Costume design--History  Search this
Costume--History  Search this
Vintage clothing--Collectors and collecting  Search this
Bathing suits--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_684131
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Children's clothes, 1939-1970 : the advent of fashion / Alice Guppy

Author:
Guppy, Alice  Search this
Physical description:
346 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1978
20th century
Topic:
Children's clothing  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Call number:
TT635 .G97
TT635.G97
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_127611
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Cloth and clothing in medieval Europe : essays in memory of Professor E.M. Carus-Wilson / edited by N.B. Harte and K.G. Ponting

Author:
Carus-Wilson, E. M (Eleanora Mary) 1897-1977  Search this
Harte, N. B  Search this
Ponting, Kenneth G  Search this
Subject:
Carus-Wilson, E. M (Eleanora Mary) 1897-1977  Search this
Carus-Wilson, E. M (Eleanora Mary) 1897-1977 Bibliography  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 401 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Europe
Date:
1983
Topic:
Textile industry--History  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Textile finishing--History  Search this
Clothing and dress--History  Search this
Call number:
HD9865.A2C56 1983X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_269762
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Couture & commerce : the transatlantic fashion trade in the 1950s / Alexandra Palmer

Title:
Couture and commerce
Author:
Palmer, Alexandra 1957-  Search this
Royal Ontario Museum  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 351 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2001
C2001
20th century
Topic:
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Fashion--Social aspects  Search this
Clothing and dress--Social aspects  Search this
Call number:
GT596 .P33 2001
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_686085
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Couture culture : a study in modern art and fashion / Nancy J. Troy

Author:
Troy, Nancy J  Search this
Subject:
Poiret, Paul  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 438 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
France
Date:
2003
C2003
20th century
Topic:
Costume design  Search this
Fashion and art  Search this
Fashion--History  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Fashion designers--History  Search this
Fashion merchandising--History  Search this
Theater and society--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_686421
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Dressing Renaissance Florence : families, fortunes, & fine clothing / Carole Collier Frick

Author:
Frick, Carole Collier  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Italy
Florence
Florence (Italy)
Date:
2002
To 1500
15th century
Topic:
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Tailoring--History  Search this
Costume--History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743688
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Esprit, the comprehensive design principle / written and edited by Douglas Tompkins

Author:
Tompkins, Douglas  Search this
Subject:
Esprit (Firm)  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 37 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1989
C1989
20th century
Topic:
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Call number:
TT505.E77 T66 1989
TT505.E77T66 1989
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_383791
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Fabricating consumers : the sewing machine in modern Japan / Andrew Gordon

Author:
Gordon, Andrew 1952-  Search this
Subject:
Singer Sewing Machine Company History  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 285 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Japan
Date:
2012
C2012
20th century
Topic:
Sewing-machine industry--History  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Consumers--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_987080
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Fabrics and fashion : studies in the economic and social history of dress / edited by N.B. Harte

Title:
Studies in the economic and social history of dress
Author:
Harte, N. B  Search this
Pasold Research Fund Ltd  Search this
Physical description:
P. 150-358 : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1991
[1991?]
Topic:
Textile industry--History  Search this
Fashion--History  Search this
Fashion merchandising--History  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Call number:
HD9940.G7 F12 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_466042
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Fashion / Christopher Breward

Author:
Breward, Christopher 1965-  Search this
Physical description:
272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2003
Topic:
Fashion  Search this
Fashion--History  Search this
Clothing trade  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Fashion design--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_729493
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Fashion for everyone : the story of ready-to-wear, 1870's-1970's

Author:
Ley, Sandra  Search this
Physical description:
153 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1975
[1975]
Topic:
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Call number:
HD9940.A2 L5X
HD9940.A2L5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_41543
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Fashion in the '30s / [by] Julian Robinson

Author:
Robinson, Julian  Search this
Physical description:
104 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1978
C1978
20th century
Topic:
Fashion--History  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Call number:
TT504.R59 1978X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_431772
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Fashion in the forties / Julian Robinson

Author:
Robinson, Julian  Search this
Physical description:
103 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1976
20th century
Topic:
Fashion--History  Search this
Clothing trade--History  Search this
Call number:
TT504.R6 1976X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_256926

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