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Bicycle Chic & Athletic Aesthetics

• June 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Class, Color, Economics, Environment, Pop Culture, Sexuality / Gender, Social Commentary, Technology, War
Tags: activewear, athletic fashion, bicycling style, bloomer costume, cycling style, WWII


Art Deco Fashion & Social Commentary

• October 9, 2008 • 1 Comment

Posted in Economics, Exhibits, Film, Fine Arts, Music, Politics, Sexuality / Gender, Social Commentary, Technology, War
Tags: Art Deco, bias drapery, Cubism, flapper, Great Depression, jazz, Paula Baxter, sports, suits, women's rights, WWI, WWII


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