Ethnic Dress in the United States: A Cultural Encyclopedia
by Annette Lynch, Mitchell D. Strauss, Joanne B. Eicher University of Minnesota; editor of Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, Linda Arthur Bradley Washington State University, Naomi Braithwaite Nottingham Trent University, Steeve O. Buckridge Grand Valley State University, Laura L. Camerlengo Philadelphia Museum of Art, Carol Ann Colburn University of Northern Iowa, Vishna Collins independent curator, Jennifer Craik RMIT University, Jamie R. Cupit Stephen F. Austin State University, Jennifer Daley independent researcher, Tameka N. Ellington Kent State University, Sandra Lee Evenson University of Idaho, Marie-Claire Eylott University of Toronto, Irene M. Foster Framingham State University, Arianna E. Funk independent historian, Blaire O. Gagnon University of Rhode Island, Adam Geczy University of Sydney, Karen J. Gilmer Susquehanna University, Priscilla N. Gitimu Youngstown State Uni
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The clothing artifacts documented here have been or are now regularly worn by Americans as everyday clothing, fashion, ethnic or religious identifiers, or style statements. They embody the cultural history of the United States and its peoples, from Native Americans, white Anglo colonists, and forcibly relocated black slaves to the influx of immigrants from around the world. Entries consider how dress items may serve as symbolic linkages to home country and family or worn as visible forms of opposition to dominant cultural norms. Taken together, they offer insight into the ethnic-based core ideologies, myths, and cultural codes that have played a role in the formation and continued story of the United States.
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