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Newspaper Fashion Editors in the 1950s and 60s

Women Writers of the Runway

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Documents the significance of newspaper fashion editors

  • Examines the content of newspaper fashion editors

  • Argues for the complexity of fashion journalism and soft news

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

About this book

This book documents the careers of newspaper fashion editors and details what the fashion sections included in the post-World War II years. The analysis covers social, political and economic aspects of fashion. It also addresses journalism ethics, fashion show reporting and the decline in fashion journalism editor positions.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Nicholson School of Communication and Media, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

    Kimberly Wilmot Voss

About the author

Kimberley Wilmot Voss is the author of four books about women and mass communication. Her book The Food Section (2014) earned the Award for Service to Food Journalism from the Association of Food Journalists. She has published more than 25 journal articles about women and journalism history and is Professor at the University of Central Florida, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Newspaper Fashion Editors in the 1950s and 60s

  • Book Subtitle: Women Writers of the Runway

  • Authors: Kimberly Wilmot Voss

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73624-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73623-1Published: 06 August 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73626-2Published: 07 August 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73624-8Published: 05 August 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 169

  • Topics: Journalism, Journalism, Media and Communication

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eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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