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Author:

Pouillard, Véronique, author.

Title:

Paris to New York : the transatlantic fashion industry in the twentieth century / Véronique Pouillard.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

v, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Clothing trade--Paris--Paris--History--20th century.
Clothing trade--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Fashion design--Paris--Paris--History--20th century.
Fashion design--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Globalization.
Clothing trade.
Fashion design.
Globalization.
France--Paris.
New York (State)--New York.
1900-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The early internationalization of haute couture -- Branding haute couture -- Dressing for crisis -- Fashion in World War II -- Global haute couture -- One world of fashion -- End of the century.

Summary:

"Paris to New York shows how competition and cooperation between transatlantic designers and entrepreneurs built the groundwork of today's international fashion industry. Véronique Pouillard tells the story of the fashion business as a negotiation between art and commerce and explores the complex relationship between these iconic fashion centers"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Harvard studies in business history ; 54

ISBN:

0674237404
9780674237407

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1198017746

LCCN:

2020044117

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)