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 | A Perfect Fit: Clothes, Character, and the Promise of America (Reprint Edition) by Jenna Weissman Joselit Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-10: 0-8050-5487-1 / 0805054871 ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-5487-3 / 9780805054873 While fashions of the rich and famous have been endlessly chronicled, little attention has been paid to the meaning of clothes for everyone else. Yet between 1890 and 1940, as ready-to-wear came into its own, fashion for ordinary Americans played an increasingly important role in shaping the nationa | |