The Fashion Shelf.(American Menswear: From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century)(Brief article)(Book review)

American Menswear

Daniel Delis Hill

Texas Tech University Press

PO Box 41037, Lubbock, TX 79409-1037

9780896727229, $59.95, www.ttupresss.org

Good fashion has never known gender. "American Menswear: From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century" is a historical study of men's fashions throughout the past century and a half, tracing the social trends of the time from old fashioned tailors to the widening spread to the common people, to how it has changed with technologies such as radio, television, and the internet. Proving to be a fascinating read not just to see the evolution of fashion, but as an analysis of the effects of history, "American Menswear" is an excellent pick and shouldn't be missed by community and college library collections focusing on fashion and history.