https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:17:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2302527 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:56:39 +0000 Olive Green 2302527@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the cartoon, and her downrightness. Thank you for the share! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2302490 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:16:39 +0000 Momo 2302490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I read this years ago ! I wonder if it is still on my shelves ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2302484 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:51:44 +0000 Forever Kidz 2302484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will pin this book in "want to read" desk !! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2142874 Sun, 06 Sep 2020 16:45:58 +0000 JPaul893 2142874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This seems interesting! I will definitely read it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073828 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:41:31 +0000 kkards 2073828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oh how fun...l love old books....and this one sounds like a lot of fun..&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073774 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:17:13 +0000 Kathie 2073774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Off to check my library! This looks like a gem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073764 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:51:57 +0000 Liz 2073764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can probably tell that I've just come out of yet another very long, very hot, and very sweaty summer when I say that I read the title of the post and thought<i> "Fashion Is Spinach"? Absolutely. You expose it to heat and it wilts into a slimy mess.</i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073756 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:35:16 +0000 LoriFLA 2073756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This looks like a great find! &nbsp;I love this kind of stuff. &nbsp;Fashion commentary plus humor plus the language seems interesting and fun! Enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073755 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:21:41 +0000 Keturah 2073755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>RobinF, haha yes! Despite how open we are today in our culture, the 30s was very risqué in certain social circles. It just didn’t get talked about or presented in media. In some ways I’m glad we can talk about life more openly and can connect in larger ways. And yet, I miss the privacy we have somehow lost in this age of media and information. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073745 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:05:25 +0000 Helena 2073745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, she was prescient in her ideas ... will look out for this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073742 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:57:09 +0000 RobinF 2073742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha I love it! Seems pretty risque for 1938!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073716 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:03:40 +0000 Keturah 2073716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m so surprised and delighted it’s still available. Given its age, I thought it would be difficult to find. But hearing you all say it’s being found locally or as an ebook is sweet news </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073659 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 07:31:22 +0000 Katerina 2073659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How great is this! I would love to read it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073652 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 05:40:28 +0000 Anonymous 2073652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That cartoon has always been one of my favorites! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073606 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 02:12:44 +0000 Jaime 2073606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An oldie but a goodie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073604 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 02:08:44 +0000 ladypainter 2073604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A forgotten classic come to light! Wonderful humor in those excerpts. I will check the google books link and Abe Books as well.<br /> Thanks for posting this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073508 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:22:37 +0000 Carla 2073508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ll be looking too! Looks like a fun read. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073506 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:19:07 +0000 slim cat 2073506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My library has it as e-book. I usually prefer paper but it could work well too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073498 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:05:33 +0000 cindysmith 2073498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now I need this book </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073495 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:49:25 +0000 rachylou 2073495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And it’s available!! A scholars choice book!</p> <p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Fashion_Is_Spinach_Scholar_s_Choice_Edit.html?id=S8gyrgEACAAJ&#038;source=kp_book_description" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books.....escription</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073494 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:47:11 +0000 rachylou 2073494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh that looks like a good read! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073493 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:40:07 +0000 Keturah 2073493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Let me know if your library has it! I didn’t check Amazon to see if it’s ever been reprinted. But it’s really old, copyright 1938. So a local library having a copy would be really neat! Usually they weed old books unless rare or classics. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073487 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:08:24 +0000 slim cat 2073487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great read - I'm going to look for it in my library. Phrase "To hell with it!" probably will stay with me for a while </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/book-fashion-is-spinach#post-2073477 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:45:29 +0000 Keturah 2073477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Has anyone ever seen or heard of this book?</p> <p>I have yet to fully read it. But just skimming a few pages it looks like a witty, scathing review of the state of women’s fashion and fashion history. It was published in 1938 by Elizabeth Hawes. Apparently, from my skimming, she was a couturier designer. </p> <p>I found it on a library book sale some years ago. While cleaning out my parents’ attic (of over 15 boxes of books, vintage fur coats and clothes, and more no less), I was delighted to stumble across it. I’ve included photos of the final two pages and table of contents for your delight and amusement. I love beautiful clothes but her last line about settling into an old sweater and skirt and remarking ‘to h... with it’ absolutely made me roar with laughter! Many times I was tempted to put this book in the donation pile. I’m glad I didn’t! Considering her strong opinions, her observations and experiences, I’m curious to see how her thoughts stack up against today’s fashion market and trends. She remarks on buying habits, cost of custom made and RTW, and much from that time. </p>