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What Dress Makes of Us

Name: What Dress Makes of Us
Author: Dorothy Quigley

Dorothy Quigley

Read by Ruth Golding, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Esther, Laurie Anne Walden, Leni, Neeru Iyer, Annise and Elli · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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0 - Preface (4:36)
1 - How Women of Certain Types Should Dress Their Hair (17:16)
2 - Hints for the Selection of Becoming and Appropriate Types of Head-Gear (13:04)
3 - Lines that Should be Recognized and Considered in Making Costumes (7:26)
4 - How Plump and Thin Backs Should be Clothed (15:16)
5 - Corsages Appropriate for Women with Unbeautifully Modelled Throats and Shoulders (9:06)
6 - Hints on Dress for Elderly Women (6:28)
7 - How Men Caricature Themselves with Their Clothes (15:56)