Porchlight Business Book Awards season is here.

Dress Like a Woman: Working Women and What They Wore

Dress Like a Woman: Working Women and What They Wore

By Abrams Books, Vanessa Friedman, and Roxane Gay

From factory worker to First Lady, "this photo book explores the history of female power dressing across different classes, cultures, and careers" ( InStyle ). At a time in which a woman can be a firefighter, surgeon, astronaut, military officer, athlete, judge, and more, what does it mean to dress like a woman.

READ FULL DESCRIPTION

Quantity Price Discount
List Price $24.99  
1 - 24 $19.99 20%
25 + $17.49 30%

Quick Quote

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit

Non-returnable discount pricing

$24.99


Book Information

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Publish Date: 02/27/2018
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781419729928
ISBN-10: 1419729926
Language: English

Full Description

From factory worker to First Lady, "this photo book explores the history of female power dressing across different classes, cultures, and careers" (InStyle).

At a time in which a woman can be a firefighter, surgeon, astronaut, military officer, athlete, judge, and more, what does it mean to dress like a woman? This book turns that question on its head by sharing myriad interpretations across history--with 300 incredible photographs that illustrate how women's roles have changed over the last century.

The women pictured in this book inhabit a fascinating intersection of gender, fashion, politics, culture, class, nationality, and race. There are some familiar faces, including trailblazers Amelia Earhart, Angela Davis, and Michelle Obama, but the majority of photographs are of ordinary working women from many backgrounds and professions. With essays by renowned fashion writer Vanessa Friedman and feminist writer Roxane Gay, Dress Like a Woman offers a comprehensive look at the role of gender and dress in the workplace.

About the Authors

Abrams Books

Learn More


Vanessa Friedman is the fashion director and chief fashion critic of The New York Times. Previously, she was the fashion editor of the Financial Times , features director of UK In Style, and contributed regularly to T he Economist , The New Yorker , and Vogue.

Learn More


Roxane Gay is a writer, memoirist, and contributor to the New York Times. She is the author of several books, including Hunger and Bad Feminist.

Learn More

We have updated our privacy policy. Click here to read our full policy.