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Author:

Block, Elizabeth L., author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

The MIT Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

282 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Subject:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Conclusion: Follow the dresses. Midcentury tastemakers -- Connections among coiffeurs, couturiers, hairdressers, milliners, and perfumers -- Couturiers and international expositions -- International clientele -- Maison Félix and its U.S. clients -- Gowns and mansions : French fashion in U.S. homes -- Rising prices : the impact of U.S, tariffs -- The underworld and afterlife of French couture in the United States -- Conclusion: Follow the dresses.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0262045842
9780262045841

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1221015558

LCCN:

2020036772

Locations:

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)