The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals
A dress-reform manual by Helen Gilbert Ecob, published in New York by Fowler & Wells in 1893, arguing to American women that clothing should follow rules of health, art, and morals. The plates pair shaded halftone figures in loose, high-waisted gowns with stark pen outlines comparing corseted and uncorseted torsos in profile, giving designers clean single-line body contours, period dress silhouettes, and diagram-like before-and-after pairings.
