| Description |
1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Contents |
Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Fashion, Femininity and Modernity in Designer Self-fashioning; 1. Fashion and the Time of Modern Femininity; 2. Paul Poiret: Classic and New in the Struggle for Designer Mastery; 3. Elsa Schiaparelli: Glamour, Privacy and Timelessness; 4. Christian Dior: Nostalgia and the Economy of Feminine Beauty; Conclusion: Fashioning Self, Reflecting Ambivalence; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Through a highly original and detailed analysis of the memoirs, interviews and other life writings of Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli, this book explores changing notions of femininity in the early decades of the twentieth century, when the democratization of fashion began. Examining the idea of modernity, eternity and the ephemeral in the writings of these haute couturiers, the book reflects on fashion's ambivalent approach to women, which both celebrated and vilified them, presenting them as both ultra modern style leaders and irrational creatures stuck in the past. This fascinating text is ke |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Dior, Christian
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Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973.
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Poiret, Paul
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Dior, Christian fast |
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Poiret, Paul fast |
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Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973 fast |
| Subject |
Women's clothing -- Social aspects
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects.
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Fashion -- Social aspects
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Feminism -- Social aspects
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Fashion designers -- France
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Women fashion designers -- France
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Cultural studies.
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Gender studies: women.
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History of fashion.
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Sociology.
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Fashion & society.
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Design -- Fashion.
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Design -- History & Criticism.
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects
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Fashion designers
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Fashion -- Social aspects
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Feminism -- Social aspects
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Women fashion designers
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France
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780857853288 |
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0857853287 |
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9780857853295 |
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0857853295 |
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