Fashion philosopher and designer Elizabeth Hawes (1903 – 1971) recognized the sham that is the fashion industry - in the attached photo-essay she writes plainly on the subject.
More of Elizabeth Hawes' thoughts on fashion can be read here and here AND here.
The book is available at Amazon.com:
Fashion is Spinach
During the later years of the Great Depression a new hat was a seemingly unattainable fashion item and so many women began wearing another element in lieu of a hat - click here to find out...
