Part 1: Overview of Dress and Fashion in the United States and Canada
The Geographic and Cultural Region
Evidence about Dress of Indigenous People: United States Territory
Evidence about Dress of Indigenous People: Canadian Territory
Evidence about Dress in the United States
Evidence about Dress in Canada
Part 2: Fashion in the United States and Canada
Introduction to Fashion
Tradition and Fashion
Types and Properties of Fashionable Dress
Snapshot: Jeans
Regional Differences in Dress and Fashion
The Textile Industry
The Pattern Industry
The Garment Industry and Retailing in the United States
Fashion Designers, Seamstresses, and Tailors
Textile and Apparel Industries at the Turn of the Millennium
The Garment Industry and Retailing in Canada
Writing about Fashions
Shoes and Shoemaking
Snapshot: Hosiery
Accessories of Dress
The Jewelry Industry
Antifashion
Body and Dress
Body Art
Dress Reform
Ecological Issues in Dress
Part 3: Demographic and Social Influences on Dress
Introduction to Demographic and Social Influences
Children and Adolescents in the United States
Snapshot: The "Fauntleroy Plague"
Aging
Gender
Class
Functional Dress
Dress for Rites of Passage
Influence of the Arts
Film
Masquerade Dress
Television
Music and Dress in the United States
Music and Dress in Canada
Uniforms as Work Dress for Civilians and Military
Conventional Work Dress and Casual Work Dress
Dress for Recreational Sports and Professional Sports
Dress for Avocational and Historic-Site Reenacting
Leisure
Health
Care of Dress
Part 4: North American Indian/First Nation Peoples
Introduction to North American Indian/First Nation Peoples
Shared and Unique Traditions and Practices
The Arctic
The Subarctic
The Northwest Coast
Snapshot: History of the Graduation Button Blanket
California
The Plateau
The Great Basin
The Southwest
The Plains
The Northeast
The Southeast
Influence of North American Indian and First Nations Dress on Mainstream Fashion
Part 5: Cultural Groups in the United States and Canada
Introduction to Cultural Groups
Western Wear
Religion and Dress
Snapshot: Identity and Gender in Traditional Jewish Dress
[Separate Religious Communities]
Utopian and Intentional Communities
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons
Antebellum African Americans
Immigrants Encounter American Dress
Snapshot: Acadians
American Immigrants of West European Origin
African American
Caribbean Islanders
Asian American
Hispanic and Latino American
Dress in Hawai'i since 1898
Middle Eastern