Sonya Abrego is an instructor at Parsons School of Design, The New School, and The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA. She is a design historian specializing in the history of American fashion in the twentieth century. She holds a PhD in decorative arts, design history, and material culture studies from Bard Graduate Center, USA, and takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining the connections between dress, popular culture, and modern art and design.
Sonya Abrego has unearthed a wealth of examples from the westernwear archives and shares these through an expert and absorbing commentary. Generously illustrated and accessibly written, this fascinating history of fashion at, and of, the frontier questions, complicates and, ultimately, enriches. * Alison L. Goodrum, Norwich University of the Arts, UK * Impeccably researched and written with clarity, Westernwear broadens existing fashion history narratives and offers fresh insights on topics such as American sportswear, and important issues including appropriation and representation. Beautifully illustrated, this new book will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students alike. * Rebecca C. Tuite, Fashion Historian and Author of 1950s in Vogue *