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Paris Fashion: A Cultural History

Autor Valerie Steele
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 sep 2017

Paris has been the international capital of fashion for more than 300 years. Even before the rise of the haute couture, Parisians were notorious for their obsession with fashion, and foreigners eagerly followed their lead. From Charles Frederick Worth to Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent, fashion history is dominated by the names of Parisian couturiers. But Valerie Steele's Paris Fashion is much more than just a history of great designers. This fascinating book demonstrates that the success of Paris ultimately rests on the strength of its fashion culture - created by a host of fashion performers and spectators, including actresses, dandies, milliners, artists, and writers. First published in 1988 to great international acclaim, this pioneering book has now been completely revised and brought up to date, encompassing the rise of fashion's multiple world cities in the 21st century. Lavishly illustrated, deeply learned, and elegantly written, Valerie Steele's masterwork explores with brilliance and flair why Paris remains the capital of fashion.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781474245487
ISBN-10: 147424548X
Pagini: 344
Ilustrații: 197 colour illus
Dimensiuni: 219 x 276 x 31 mm
Greutate: 1.65 kg
Ediția:3
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Highly illustrated with over 200 colour images

Notă biografică

Valerie Steele

Cuprins

AcknowledgementsPrefaceList of Illustrations1. Paris, capital of Fashion?2. The Birth of Paris Fashion3. Liberty of Dress4. Fashion in Balzac's Paris5. The Black Prince of Elegance6. Fashioning the Parisienne7. Capital of Luxury and Fashion8. The Theater of Fashion9. The Private Life of Paris10. La Mode Retrouvée11. Into the 20th Century12. Chanel and her Rivals13. Fashion under the Occupation14. Ups and Downs of Paris Fashion15. Fashion's World CitiesNotes Select BibliographyIndex


Recenzii

Paris Fashion is one of the most important books ever written on the elusive topic of fashion. With exceptional clarity and insight, Valerie Steele paved the way for a "fashion turn" in many disciplines. This third edition is a welcome update, beautifully illustrated and elegantly written. An absolute must-read.
Valerie Steele is a rare writer who can tell her story both intellectually and visually. With images as strong as the bons mots, Paris Fashion offers both page turners and time for reflection.
[Steele's] book offers many insights and pleasures.
This is an original, gracefully written study of Paris fashion ... I would not only recommend it to anyone interested in the psychology of clothes, but to anyone planning a sejour in France - as much required reading, say, as the Green Guides of Michelin.
An impressive compendium of information.
Steele's book is a richly textured analysis of sources - artistic, economic, literary, social, and it is a perfect book to recommend to students and many others beside.
There is no better guide to the shifting fortunes of Paris fashion than Valerie Steele. Informed, provocative, and accessible, this third edition of a landmark book will continue to inspire future generations.
Impressively informative, exceptionally well written, a delight to simply browse through.
With a wealth of new illustrations, as ravishing as they are informative, and with new insights into Paris fashion, this book is more than ever indispensable to anyone interested in understanding the making of a fashion city.
Valerie Steele's Paris Fashion is indispensable reading for costume historians and style mavens, students of French culture and lovers of French arts de vivre. With matchless acuity, rigor, and verve, Dr. Steele shows how and why Paris emerged as the greatest fashion city in Western history. Paris Fashion is a triumph of scholarship and storytelling alike. If I could only own one book on fashion, this would unquestionably be it.
Significantly revised and updated, this important new edition of a fashion classic develops earlier historical accounts and incorporates recent scholarship on fashion cities. Steele writes with her usual lucidity and the book is a delight.
Once I started reading, I could not stop! Valerie Steele's book is wonderfully witty, pleasurable to read and so well documented. One of the best complete studies on Paris fashion that I have ever come across.
Paris Fashion is one of the most important books ever written on the elusive topic of fashion. With exceptional clarity and insight, Valerie Steele paved the way for a "fashion turn" in many disciplines. This third edition is a welcome update, beautifully illustrated and elegantly written. An absolute must-read.

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Paris has been the international capital of fashion for more than 300 years. Even before the rise of the haute couture, Parisians were notorious for their obsession with fashion, and foreigners eagerly followed their lead. From Charles Frederick Worth to Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent, fashion history is dominated by the names of Parisian couturiers. But Valerie Steele's Paris Fashion is much more than just a history of great designers. This fascinating book demonstrates that the success of Paris ultimately rests on the strength of its fashion culture - created by a host of fashion performers and spectators, including actresses, dandies, milliners, artists, and writers. First published in 1988 to great international acclaim, this pioneering book has now been completely revised and brought up to date, encompassing the rise of fashion's multiple world cities in the 21st century. Lavishly illustrated, deeply learned, and elegantly written, Valerie Steele's masterwork explores with brilliance and flair why Paris remains the capital of fashion.