{"product_id":"what-shall-i-wear-the-what-where-when-and-how-much-of-fashion-revised-and-updated-edition-9781419763830","title":"What Shall I Wear?: The What, Where, When, and How Much of Fashion, Revised and Updated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Claire McCardell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Abrams Image\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Abrams Image\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1956, \u003ci\u003eWhat Shall I Wear?\u003c\/i\u003e is revolutionary, award-winning designer Claire McCardell's collection of fashion wisdom and philosophy, and a vivacious guide to looking effortlessly stylish. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition of the sought-after classic features a foreword by iconic designer Tory Burch, an afterword by Allison Tolman, vice president of Collections and Interpretation at the Maryland Center for History and Culture, and a color insert of photos from McCardell's collections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The testament to great design, Claire McCardell's dresses look fresh, contemporary, and desirable eight decades after they were made, as the Costume Institute's 2022 exhibit \u003ci\u003eIn America: An Anthology of Fashion \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrated.\" --Nicole Phelps, global director, \u003ci\u003eVogue Runway\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVogue Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Among the many surprises and insights I discovered in McCardell's valuable book is that she wanted to call it \u003ci\u003eFashion is Fun\u003c\/i\u003e. That may also be the secret behind her genius and enduring influence--she refused to take fashion too seriously.\" --Cathy Horyn, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The first designer to create a cohesive vision rooted in the American lifestyle of ease, McCardell and her contributions as a designer and a woman in business are often overlooked. Tory Burch's new foreword . . . puts this American treasure in her rightful place.\" --Constance White, fashion editor and author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Slay: Inspiration from the Queens and Kings of Black Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Claire McCardell's guiding philosophy of dressing with ease in a functional, fashionable American look was groundbreaking--and feminist--for her times. And it continues to resonate globally on the runways and in closets today.\" --Booth Moore, executive editor, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Wear Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Image","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45036369084567,"sku":"9781419763830","price":1394.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781419763830.webp?v=1769213193","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/what-shall-i-wear-the-what-where-when-and-how-much-of-fashion-revised-and-updated-edition-9781419763830","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}