Chapter Gender And Identity By Elizabeth Wilson

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1. In the novel, Elizabeth Wilson discusses the relationship between fashion, and femininity. Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. She also discusses fashion's vociferous opponents, from the "dress reform" movement to certain strands of feminism. Specifically, the chapters that relate to my research topic discuss how women were forced to dress based on societal views and roles. The Chapter Gender and Identity emphasize on how women were not allowed to dress beyond minimal standards. They were unable to display sexuality, uniqueness and power. In 1954, there was an American self-help manual which aimed to dress women based on a “type.’ Women answered surveys to determine

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