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- catalog abstract ""Everybody loves a wedding, and in All Dressed in White, Carol McD. Wallace celebrates the delicious history and the eternal allure of our favorite rite of passage. In the past 150 years the wedding has gone from discreet private ceremony to elaborate public event, yet the fundamentals remain the same - weddings are the only social events in America where matters of money, sex, and class are brought to the fore. The growth of the middle class and the development of the popular media play a role in Wallace's tale, as does the eternal vision of The White Dress in its metamorphosis from gown to costume."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13147297.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""Everybody loves a wedding, and in All Dressed in White, Carol McD. Wallace celebrates the delicious history and the eternal allure of our favorite rite of passage. In the past 150 years the wedding has gone from discreet private ceremony to elaborate public event, yet the fundamentals remain the same - weddings are the only social events in America where matters of money, sex, and class are brought to the fore. The growth of the middle class and the development of the popular media play a role in Wallace's tale, as does the eternal vision of The White Dress in its metamorphosis from gown to costume."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-320).".
- catalog description "Introduction: Ritual is dynamic and creative -- 1. This getting married is no trifle! -- 2. Dear fanny must be married in white -- 3. The etiquette at a grand wedding is always the same -- 4. The last gown of virginity -- 5. Her big moment -- 6. Tra-la-tra-la ... we've got our men! -- 7. All eyes are on her -- 8. An immense and highly organized industry -- 9. Do your own thing -- 10. The bride is a symbol -- 11. This is not real life.".
- catalog extent "ix, 323 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "All dressed in white.".
- catalog identifier "014200216X".
- catalog isFormatOf "All dressed in white.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Penguin Books,".
- catalog relation "All dressed in white.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "395.2/2/0973 22".
- catalog subject "HQ745 .W34 2004".
- catalog subject "Wedding etiquette United States.".
- catalog subject "Weddings Equipment and supplies United States.".
- catalog subject "Weddings United States Equipment and supplies.".
- catalog subject "Weddings United States History.".
- catalog subject "Weddings United States Planning.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Ritual is dynamic and creative -- 1. This getting married is no trifle! -- 2. Dear fanny must be married in white -- 3. The etiquette at a grand wedding is always the same -- 4. The last gown of virginity -- 5. Her big moment -- 6. Tra-la-tra-la ... we've got our men! -- 7. All eyes are on her -- 8. An immense and highly organized industry -- 9. Do your own thing -- 10. The bride is a symbol -- 11. This is not real life.".
- catalog title "All dressed in white : the irresistible rise of the American wedding / Carol McD. Wallace.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".