American Style and Spirit: Fashion and Lives of the Roddis Family 1850-1995
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Brought to life for the first time outside the attic in which they were stored for generations, here are more than 300 garments and accessories, beautifully preserved and complemented by archival objects, family photographs, and letters.
The book is packed with evocative descriptions of whom the garments belonged to, when they were made or bought, and even where they were worn-all by members of the Roddis family of Marshfield, Wisconsin. Author Jane Bradbury describes the joy of discovering the clothes when her aunt, Augusta Denton Roddis, showed her the astonishing collection.
A remarkable resource, the book presents the garments and their designers in the context of the various eras in which they were created, from the turn of the 20th century, spanning the 1920s and The Depression, through to the late 1990s. Beautifully designed, this is a must-have for every fashion enthusiast.
Author/Artist/Designer
Jane Bradbury (Author), Edward Maeder (Author), Gillian Bostock Ewing (Photographer)Pages
304
Dimensions
22.86cm x 2.54cm x 30.48cm
ISBN
9781851778898
Product code
146470
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J. Bradbury and E. Maeder
Jane Bradbury studied at Sotheby's in London and has an MA from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. Edward Maeder has held curatorial positions at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and was Founding Director of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.