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Dressing up : the women who influenced French fashion / Elizabeth L. Block

Block, Elizabeth L., ca. 20. Jh. [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : The MIT Press, [2021]

282 Seiten : Illustrationen

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet (Rechtsgrundlage FID). UB Heidelberg

Erscheint auch als: Dressing up / Elizabeth L. Block (Online-Ausgabe)

978-0-262-04584-1 (hardcover)

2020036772

OCoLC: 1291691895     

GT610

391.00973     Ähnliche Literatur

Fachinformationsdienst(e): FID-KUNST-DE-16

*Paris ; USA ; Damenmode ; Bekleidungsindustrie ; Kunde ; High-Society ; Geschichte 1850-1900     Zum Register

LOC-SH: Fashion -- United States -- History -- 19th century ; Fashion -- France -- History -- 19th century ; Women's clothing industry -- France -- History -- 19th century ; Women consumers -- United States -- History -- 19th century ; Affluent consumers -- United States -- History -- 19th century ; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918

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.

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"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"--