Books by Jane Farrell-Beck

Uses the bra to gauge the social history of women and to understand the business history of fashion. This book illuminate the effect the brassiere has had on women's lives - their style, health, and economic opportunity. It also contains examples from advertising, movies, and other areas of popular culture.

Presents a view of the history of twentieth-century dress in the United States, as it has developed in the context of tumultuous change. By placing dress in its proper context, this work shows how social, economic, and artistic conditions and trends influenced dress and how dress, including its production and marketing, played a role in each era.