ISBN:
9780262365550
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (282 Seiten)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Block, Elizabeth L. Dressing up
DDC:
391.00973
Keywords:
Fashion History 19th century
;
Fashion History 19th century
;
Women's clothing industry History 19th century
;
Women consumers History 19th century
;
Affluent consumers History 19th century
;
DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories
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HISTORY / Europe / France
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HISTORY / Women
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United States Social life and customs 1865-1918
;
Paris
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USA
;
Damenmode
;
Bekleidungsindustrie
;
Kunde
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High-Society
;
Geschichte 1850-1900
Abstract:
Introduction: Dressing up -- Midcentury tastemakers -- Connections among couturiers, hairdressers, milliners, and perfumers -- Couturiers and international expositions -- International clientele -- Maison Félix and its American clients -- Gowns and mansions : French fashion in American homes -- Escalating prices : the impact of American tariffs -- The underworld and afterlife of French couture in the United States -- Conclusion: Follow the dresses.
Abstract:
"A provocative look at late 19th-century French fashion, which discredits the couturier as "genius creator" and makes you think differently about the impact of the American women who influenced the market"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.7551/mitpress/13850.001.0001
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