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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth L. BlockPublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780262045841ISBN 10: 0262045842 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 19 October 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsI. Power Dressing 1. Introduction: Dressing Up 2. Midcentury Tastemakers II. Paris as the Center of Haute Couture and Coiffure 3. Connections among Coiffeurs, Couturiers, Milliners, and Perfumers 4. Couturiers and International Expositions 5. International Clientele III. The U.S. Market for French Fashion 6. Maison Felix and Its U.S. Clients 7. Gowns and Mansions: French Fashion in U.S. Homes 8. Raising Prices: The Impact of U.S. Tariffs 9. The Underworld and Afterlife of French Couture in the United States 10. Conclusion: Follow the Dresses Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis handsomely illustrated, anecdotal volume illuminates the symbiotic relationship between late-19th-century Parisian fashion houses and their well-to-do American clients. Block, a senior editor for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's publication department, writes winningly. -the Washington Post This handsomely illustrated, anecdotal volume illuminates the symbiotic relationship between late-19th-century Parisian fashion houses and their well-to-do American clients. Block, a senior editor for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's publication department, writes winningly. -the Washington Post Winner of the Victorian Society in America Book Award, 2022 Author InformationElizabeth L. Block, an art historian, is Senior Editor in the Publications and Editorial Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. She has contributed to publications including American Art and West 86th- A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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