List of Illustrations vi\\\\r\\\\nList of Plates xi\\\\r\\\\nAcknowledgments xii\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nIntroduction: Fashion as Museum Object 1\\\\r\\\\n1 Foundation Garments: Precedents for Fashion History\\\\r\\\\nExhibitions in Museums 13\\\\r\\\\n2 Window Shopping: Commercial Inspiration for Fashion in\\\\r\\\\nthe Museum 31\\\\r\\\\n3 The New Objectivity: Social Science Methods for the\\\\r\\…