Paris fashion
Subtitle: a cultural history
By: Valerie Steele
Edition: Revised.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781474245487; 9781635570892
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Social life and customs; Fashion; Illustrated books; History
Description: "Paris has been the international capital of fashion for more than 300 years. Even before the rise of the haute couture, Parisians were notorious for their obsession with fashion, and foreigners eagerly followed their lead. From Charles Frederick Worth to Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent, fashion history is dominated by the names of Parisian couturiers. But Valerie Steele's Paris Fashion is much more than just a history of great designers. This fascinating book demonstrates that the success of Paris ultimately rests on the strength of its fashion culture -- created by a host of fashion performers and spectators, including actresses, dandies, milliners, artists, and writers. First published in 1988 to great international acclaim, this pioneering book has now been completely revised and brought up to date, encompassing the rise of fashion's multiple world cities in the 21st century." -- Publisher's description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-326) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Paris, Capital of Fashion? -- -- 2.; title: The Birth of Paris Fashion -- -- 3.; title: Liberty of Dress -- -- 4.; title: Fashion in Balzac's Paris -- -- 5.; title: The Black Prince of Elegance -- -- 6.; title: Fashioning the Parisienne -- -- 7.; title: Capital of Luxury and Fashion -- -- 8.; title: The Theater of Fashion -- -- 9.; title: The Private Life of Paris -- -- 10.; title: La Mode Retrouvée -- -- 11.; title: Into the Twentieth Century -- -- 12.; title: Chanel and Her Rivals -- -- 13.; title: Fashion under the Occupation -- -- 14.; title: Ups and Downs of Paris Fashion -- -- 15.; title: Fashion's World Cities.