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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... chic are synonymous . " 16 The French were a little slower to appreciate Chanel - or at least to spell her name correctly . In March 1916 Les Elégances Parisiennes , a publicity organ for the French couture , printed an illustration of ...
... chic are synonymous . " 16 The French were a little slower to appreciate Chanel - or at least to spell her name correctly . In March 1916 Les Elégances Parisiennes , a publicity organ for the French couture , printed an illustration of ...
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... chic reflects an elegant and somewhat austere persona . She wears only navy blue clothes , for example , and her home is decorated entirely in white . She is known above all for her technical genius , the sheer craft of her work , which ...
... chic reflects an elegant and somewhat austere persona . She wears only navy blue clothes , for example , and her home is decorated entirely in white . She is known above all for her technical genius , the sheer craft of her work , which ...
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... Chic ( New York : Harmony Books , 1975 ) . Morand , Paul . L'Allure de Chanel ( Paris : Her- mann , 1976 ) . Moreno , Elizabeth . Sonia Delaunay : Art Into Fash- ion ( New York : George Braziller , 1986 ) . Morieux , François . " Inès ...
... Chic ( New York : Harmony Books , 1975 ) . Morand , Paul . L'Allure de Chanel ( Paris : Her- mann , 1976 ) . Moreno , Elizabeth . Sonia Delaunay : Art Into Fash- ion ( New York : George Braziller , 1986 ) . Morieux , François . " Inès ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Think Pink | 124 |
Fashion Liberation | 133 |
Copyright | |
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