Stylin' : African American expressive culture from its beginnings to the zoot suit
Entry/Object ID
E185.86.W43 1998
Description
An exploration of African-American style from its African origins to the 1940s, looking at the ways in which African-American men and women have expressed themselves through clothing, hairstyles, gestures, dance, and other forms of bodily display.
Lexicon
Search Terms
african americans--clothing--history, african americans--social life and customs, hairstyles--united states--history
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Shane White, Graham White
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Place Published
City
Ithaca
Date Published
1998
ISBN
9780801431791, 9780801482830
Notes
Length: 301
General Notes
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Contents
Note
Looking mighty sprucy -- Done up in the tastiest manner -- I'd rather dance den eat -- Dandies and dandizettes -- Swingin' like crazy -- Strolling, jooking, and fixy clothes -- The long-veiled beauty of our own world -- The stroll -- Epilogue: suit men from suit land.
