Research Catalog

Title

Paris fashion : a cultural history / Valerie Steele.

Author

Steele, Valerie

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Berg, c1998.

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Details

Description

viii, 327 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Is Paris still the capital of Fashion? Challenged by Milan, London and New York, Paris struggles to retain supremacy by providing the ultimate catwalk for design from around the world." "More than just a history of famous designers and changing styles, this book is about fashion as a cultural ideal and a social phenomenon. By focussing on a 'case study' of Paris, Steele provides insights into the significance of fashion in modern urban society. Revised and updated, Paris Fashion is reprinted here in paperback for the first time"--Jacket.

Subject

• Fashion > Paris > History
• Paris (France) > Social life and customs

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-317) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Mode and Meaning in the Capital of Style -- 2. Picture of Paris -- 3. Revolution: Liberty, Equality, and Antiquity -- 4. Parisian Types -- 5. Black Prince of Elegance -- 6. Art and Fashion -- 7. Fashionable Rendez-vous -- 8. Le High Life -- 9. Le Five O'Clock Tea -- 10. Proust's World of Fashion -- 11. Fashion Revolution -- 12. Between the Wars -- 13. From Hitler to Dior -- 14. Ups and Downs of Paris Fashion.

ISBN

1859739733 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^99461944^^

OCLC

40898474

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library