The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America

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The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-CenturyAmerica gender and american culture Coeditors Thadious M. Davis Mary Kelley Editorial Advisory Board Nancy Cott Jane Sherron De Hart A complete list of books published in Gender and American Culture is available at www.uncpress.unc.edu. John D’Emilio Farrah Griffin Amy Kaplan Linda K. Kerber Annette Kolodny Nell Irvin Painter Janice Radway Barbara Sicherman Emerita Board Members Cathy N. Davidson Sara Evans Wendy Martin The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-CenturyAmerica kate haulman The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill © 2011 The University of North Carolina Press. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Designed by Courtney Leigh Baker and set in Filosofia with Nelly Script display by Rebecca Evans. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Haulman, Kate. The politics of fashion in eighteenth-century America / by Kate Haulman. p. cm.—(Gender and American culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3487-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1.Politics and culture—United States—History—18th century. 2.Fashion—Political aspects—United States—History—18th century. 3.Clothing and dress—Political aspects— United States—History—18th century. 4.Symbolism in politics—India—History—18th century. 5.Nationalism—United States—History—18th century. 6.United States—Social life and customs—To 1775. I.Title. E163.H38 2011 306.20973—dc22 2010053995 cloth 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 To Guy This page intentionally left blank ...