Women of Fashion: Twentieth-century DesignersMen have dominated the fashion industry for more than a century, but some of the most famous and creative fashion designers have been women. This fascinating study of the role women have played and continue to play in fashion design presents a historial and critical view of the industry as it has developed and flourished in Europe, the United States and Japan. |
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... Lanvin became even more successful in the 1920s , despite the fact that her pretty jeune fille style contrasted mark- edly with the dominant look of streamlined androgyny . The eldest of ... Jeanne Lanvin , Tailored suit and children's. 35.
... Lanvin became even more successful in the 1920s , despite the fact that her pretty jeune fille style contrasted mark- edly with the dominant look of streamlined androgyny . The eldest of ... Jeanne Lanvin , Tailored suit and children's. 35.
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Twentieth-century Designers Valerie Steele. TOP LEFT : Jeanne Lanvin , Tailored suit and children's dresses , 1920. Lanvin was most famous for her mother - daughter ensembles . Illustration from Gazette du Bon Ton . TOP RIGHT : Lanvin ...
Twentieth-century Designers Valerie Steele. TOP LEFT : Jeanne Lanvin , Tailored suit and children's dresses , 1920. Lanvin was most famous for her mother - daughter ensembles . Illustration from Gazette du Bon Ton . TOP RIGHT : Lanvin ...
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... Lanvin was one of the best of the romantic Art Deco designers . " Modern clothes need some sort of romantic quality ... Jeanne Lanvin was one of the first modern " career women , " who singlehandedly built an enormous fash- ion empire ...
... Lanvin was one of the best of the romantic Art Deco designers . " Modern clothes need some sort of romantic quality ... Jeanne Lanvin was one of the first modern " career women , " who singlehandedly built an enormous fash- ion empire ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Think Pink | 124 |
Fashion Liberation | 133 |
Copyright | |
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