Our latest additions to our Library are data charts and graphs of the comparisons of the U.S. womenswear and menswear fashion industries from 1849-1925, http://www.costumegallery.com/1928/Economics/charts/menwomencomp.htm The first chart is the amount of menwear and womenswear clothing establishments that existed during the given times. The second chart shows many people were employed in the men and women's industries. Please don't confuse this with how many men or women that were working in the entire industries. The accounting was recorded by how many people worked in the menswear industry, AND how many worked in the womenwear industry. I will be adding several of these graphs and charts to add to our Library. I have temporarily placed this webpage in the free access area. Next Friday, it will be moved to the subscription only area of the Library. The graphs are large, so you might need to scroll sideways to view its entirety. I am sorry for the size being so large, but it was needed to include the data charts. If you print this webpage, I suggest that you print in landscape setting and do a "print preview" first.
My source for this information is the book, Economics of Fashion. The book is well written and thoroughly researched. This book is the first one I have seen goes into so much details about the business history of the industry. In my daily Library newsletter, I am sending our subcribers excerpts of the chapter about the standardization of the fashion industry. Penny E. Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery, www.costumegallery.com Costume Classroom, www.costumeclassroom.com Costume Research Library, www.costumelibrary.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
