224 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 32 cm
Contents
Introduction : men do dominate -- The rise of the bearded couturier -- Mothers of invention -- Chanel : "L'elegance, c'est moi" -- Vionnet : "I loved women" -- Schiaparelli : joke or genius? -- Regiment of women -- Spinach versus mink -- All-American -- Wife-dressing for success -- Think pink! -- Fashion liberation -- London : feminine not feminist -- Paris : La Vraie Femme -- Milan : Angels have no sex -- Madrid : wild child -- Tokyo : like the boys -- New York : closing the gender gap
Summary
Men 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
