Newspaper Fashion Editors in the 1950s and 60s

Women Writers of the Runway
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-73626-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 169 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 251 g

This book documents the careers of newspaper fashion editors and details what the fashion sections included in the post-World War II years. The analysis covers social, political and economic aspects of fashion. It also addresses journalism ethics, fashion show reporting and the decline in fashion journalism editor positions.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Voss, Kimberly Wilmot

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Who’s Wearing the Pants? How the New York Times Reported the Changing Dress of Women.- 2. Fashion Journalism in Newspapers during World War II, and Beyond.- 3. Post-World War II, Changing Dress in America, and Moscow Fashion Show.- 4. National Fashion Editors, Public Relations Pioneers, and Fashion Designers.- 5. Local Fashion Editors, Business Impact, and Regional Fashion Shows.- 6. Ethics, Advertising, and the White House Fashion Show.- 7. Fashion Journalism in the 1960s and 1970s, and the End of the Women’s Pages.

Über Autor(innen)

Kimberley Wilmot Voss is the author of four books about women and mass communication. Her book The Food Section (2014) earned the Award for Service to Food Journalism from the Association of Food Journalists. She has published more than 25 journal articles about women and journalism history and is Professor at the University of Central Florida, USA.