Review of the first edition.

In her day, Claire McCardell was revolutionary. Her idea that fashion should suit the woman was a very new and freeing idea. It’s still a freeing idea, but the first edition is not timeless in the specifics.

I’d say this would be a good book for a collector, but the quality of the paper concerns me. It’s not on acid free paper, and the paper was brittle and becoming very fragile. I don’t know that it will last.

However, if you love Ms. McCardell’s ideas and her fashions, this is a very fun read. It’s definitely worth checking out from the library.



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Alternet.org asked Why Cops Bust Down Doors of Medical Pot Growers, But Ignore Men Who Keep Naked Girls on Leashes?

Why?

1. Low status of women and the cultural view that women are objects for the use of men. The priority that crimes like the one mentionned above get is a reflection of our culture.

2. The money incentive. But I go back to the second sentence of my first point: “The priority that crimes like the one below get is a reflection of our culture.” Whether you want to say it was thru our duly elected officials who reflect our values and culture or whether you want to say that the rich & powerful who control our duly elected officials, it is we who decided this. We are not powerless in this country. We stopped ACTA. But crimes against women?

Until we decide that the objectification of women is not a good cultural value, we aren’t going to change our priorities. If you buy a product that uses the objectification of women in its advertising, you are part of the why. If you support movies, music, and other media that objectify women, you are part of the problem.

If you believe that that is the value of women, then well and good. Be proud of your choices and the way your society treats women and will treat our daughters and granddaughters.