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Trend & Tradition

Title Fashion Forward
Issue Volume 05, Number 01 (T&T, Winter 2020)
Description The colonists adopted, and then adapted, European style trends. Word reached the colonies of what fabrics and styles were "in" through ladies fashion magazines, detailed descriptions of formal occasions in newspapers, imported garments and advertisements. Trends influenced everyday wear but people adjusted for comfort, common sense and cost.
Author Trifone, Nichole
Pages 54-56