Translated from the French. Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141).
Contents:
A family business -- 16, Rue Matignon -- The 'Garçonne': the age of the flapper -- Kinetic fashion -- Perfume from A to N -- Portrait of a marriage -- A return to harmony -- Luxury prêt-à-porter -- Couture sculpture I -- A fashion icon -- The crisis years -- Portrait of the artist: a digression -- Couture-sculpture II -- The coming of war -- Elegance: the secret weapon -- Liberation, exoneration -- The 'Théâter de la Mode' -- The end of the affair -- Lucian Lelong, a timeless genius -- Chronology of a life.
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