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xi Any substantial reference work requires the help, effort, and time of many experts and colleagues. At ABC-CLIO, I would especially like to thank Michael Millman, my tireless editor, who was instrumental in bringing this work to fruition. Thanks are also due to Ellen Rasmussen for her help with image research and acquisition. The three of us made a wonderful team, and this book would not be the same without this team. I would also like to thank Robin Tutt, Kevin Downing, Tessa Somberg, and Jennifer Hartmann. Many scholars, historians, curators, collection managers, archivists, and other collections staff were generous with their time, records, and expertise on the included objects of clothing. I’m grateful to these experts for their help and generosity: Joanna Abijaoude, Scott Atherton, Emmanuelle Beau- vin, Joy Bivins, Lizzie Bramlett, Inez Brooks-Myers, Steven Calco, Carey Castagnoli, Teresa Coble, Faith Cooper, Patricia Cunningham, Nancy Davis, Nicole Delino-Jansen, Edwina Ehrman, Clarissa Esguerra, Shelly Foote, Pamela Golbin, Troy Gowen, Michaela Hansen, Kristina Haugland, Colleen Hill, Katherine Hill, John Horne, Melissa Huber, Katherine Hughes, Sara Hume, Gene Hyde, Kevin Jones, Virginia Knight, Rob Lancerfield, Wade Lawrence, Andy Leach, Grahame Long, Melissa Marra, Stephen Mayotte, Jennifer McCormick, Dr. Marian Ann J. Montgomery, Raka Nandi, Alden O’Brien, Emily M. Orr, Tracey Panek, Amanda Pescenye, Suzanne Petersen, Mauricio Portillo, Charlie Potters, Jessica Pushor, Kelly Reddy-Best, Matt Renick, Meredith Miller Richards, Dean Rogers, Natasha Rubin, Daniel Safran, Marlise D. Schoeny, Barbara Schröter, Susan Shum, Kayla Shypski, Monica Sklar, Petra Slinkard, Lori Smith, Nadine Stew- art, Gayle Strege, Clare Suaro, Cindy Trope, Kendra Van Cleave, Jonathan Walford, and Rachael Zuch. Cultural institutions across the United States and Canada as well as in France and England provided images and access to their collection records for the objects in this collection of essays. Thanks to the Bata Shoe Museum Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Chicago History Museum Cumberland County Historical Society museum Daughters of the American Revolution ACKNOWLEDGMENTS