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Author:

Givhan, Robin.

Title:

The battle of Versailles : the night American fashion stumbled into the spotlight and made history / Robin Givhan.

Publisher:

Flatiron Books,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

310 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Château de Versailles (Versailles, France)
Fashion--History--20th century.
Fashion shows--Versailles--Versailles--History.
Fashion merchandising--United States--History.
Fashion merchandising--Social aspects.
Social change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

In the wings -- French rules -- Copycats and salami -- Four gentlemen and a powerhouse -- Cities in flames -- Apostasy -- Disco balls and divas -- Stephen Burrows's world -- Insecurity and egos -- Muses, marijuana, and mayhem -- Waiting -- One night at Versailles -- Success stories and cautionary tales -- In our own way.

Summary:

At the Battle of Versailles in 1973, Americans Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Anne Klein, Halston, and Stephen Burrows faced off against Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Marc Bohan of Christian Dior. By the end of the evening, the Americans had transformed their place on the world stage and sowed the seeds for changing the way race, gender, sexuality, and economics would be treated in fashion for decades to come.

ISBN:

1250052904 (hardcover)
9781250052902 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2014040369

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)