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.
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