{"product_id":"the-tailor-made-girl","title":"The Tailor-Made Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormally titled The Tailor-Made Girl: Her Friends, Her Fashions and Her Follies, this scarce 1888 oversized, oblong volume stands as a sharp, highly entertaining time capsule of elite Gilded Age high society. Written by humorist Philip H. Welch, the book serves as a satirical exposure of the upper-class debutante lifestyle in late 19th-century New York. The text is structured as a series of brief, rapid-fire comedic dialogues poking fun at the vanity, rigid etiquette, and frantic material obsessions of wealthy young women navigating formal luncheons, country club outings, and high-stakes marriage arrangements.The volume is highly celebrated for its spectacular, full-page illustrations by prominent period caricaturist C. Jay Taylor, whose distinct artistic style visually codified the concept of the sharply dressed, elite \"tailor-made girl\" before the archetype evolved into the famous Gibson Girl. Printed on heavy, oversized stock paper by Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company, this piece functions as an invaluable historical archive for fashion historians tracking the landscape of Gilded Age social customs, dress architecture, and classic American wit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philip H. Welch, C. Jay Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49707673321722,"sku":"NEE4\/12\/07162026","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/3387\/5450\/files\/IMG_3366_54b05e48-1b01-469f-8e67-007d3cbac106.jpg?v=1784205659","url":"https:\/\/flippedpages.com\/products\/the-tailor-made-girl","provider":"Flipped Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}