A former Chairman of the New York Couture Group and now a Director of Affiliated Dress Manufacturers Inc., Mr. Klein demonstrates the modern businessman's awareness of the role of fashion in the history of business.

The term Tracht is examined with a view toward its introduction into English usage to distinguish between long-term and short-term changes in clothing style.

Viewing the evolution of business through the unique perspective of the student of fashion behavior, this essay recasts many traditional generalizations and seeks a meeting ground for fashion study and business history.

A remarkable instance of the interaction of business, society, and government unfolds in this study of the origins and effects of seventeenth-and eighteenth-century restrictions on luxury.

The origins of the little-known Scottish linen damask industry are traced to a shift in fashion demand in this intriguing study of surviving fabrics and documents.

Recognizing the importance of the woolen industry in Japan's industrial development, this article explores the impetus given that industry by the gradual Westernization of Japanese tastes in clothing.

This article analyzes the shifting role of the fashion and consumer-goods industries in Soviet Russia's transition from an economy of scarcity to one of greater abundance.

The prosperity of an industrial enterprise depends upon its ability to adapt continuously to the evolving market for its goods. This paper considers the consequences of one kind of industrial strategy — vertical integration — when the relevant market is strongly influenced by fashion.

In the manner of the Creole tradesmen of Louisiana, whose lagniappe to their patrons is legendary, the Editors offer a similar bonus to readers of the Review. Instead of trifling presents added to a purchase, however, our lagniappe will be documents illustrative of the evolution of business enterprise. It is hoped thus to provide a wider availability of the raw materials of business history to teachers and researchers.