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THE 1940s LOOK - RECREATING THE FASHIONS, HAIRSTYLES AND MAKE-UP OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

By Brown, Mike

Kent, England: Sabrestorm Publishing, 2007. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 9780955272318 133pp.

POPULAR PURSES: IT'S IN THE BAG!

By Johnson, Donald-Brian (text by); Pina, Leslie (photograph & design)

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2001. HC. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). color illustrations. ISBN 0764312936 168pp.

THE ART OF FASHION ACCESSORIES: A TWENTIETH CENTURY RETROSPECTIVE

By Ball, Joanne Dubbs and Torem, Dorothy Hehl

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1993. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0887404618 238pp.

EMBROIDERED DREAMS: DESIGNS FROM THE HOUSE OF MADELEINE & MADELEINE - JEAN S. AND FREDERIC A. SHARF COLLECTION

By Stoehrer, Emily Banis

Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 2014. HC. fine w/good dustjacket (hardcover). color illustrations. ISBN 0990315223 64pp.

FASHION AND WOMEN'S ATTITUDES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

By Cunnington, C. Willett

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc, 2003. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). ISBN 0486431908 First published in 1936. 314pp.

CITY OF NEW YORK GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF FASHION 1898-1948 - OFFICAL JUBILEE EDITION

New York: Reporter Publications, Inc, 1948. PB. good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. A look at the fashion industry in New York City, and with some great advertisements from the industry.

THE NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN: VOL. 57, NO. 4 OCTOBER 1998

Akron, OH: National Button Society, 1998. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. p217-p288.

THE NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN: VOL. 56, NO. 5 DECEMBER 1997

Akron, OH: National Button Society, 1997. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. p269-p344.

STYLE FOR ALL SEASONS

By Emanuel, David and Emanuel, Elizabeth

London: Pavilion Books Limited, 1983. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0907516130 The book is divided into four sections, each epitomising a season of the year--from the subtlety of the new-leaf green of spring, with tulle, lace and garlanded dresses, to the hollyberry red and white drama of the winter snow queen. 160pp.

SKIN TO SKIN: EROTICISM IN DRESS

By Glynn, Prudence

New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. HC. good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0195203917 Focusing on the wearer rather than the garb, and on men as much as on women, this book is a major contribution to the history of dress and of social behavior. 157pp.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY

By Kelly, Katie

New York: Saturday Review Press, 1972. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover). ISBN 0841501262 247pp.

SCAASI: A CUT ABOVE

By Scaasi, Arnold (text by Bernadine Morris; introduction by Liz Smith)

New York: Rizzoli, 1996. HC. fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip on dustjacket. B&W and color ill.. ISBN 0847819876 Tells the story of his meteoric rise from a $45-a-week apprentice to the world-renowned couturier he is today. 192pp.