Legendary British-born designer Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895), with enormous talent for design and promotion, built his fashion house into an empire during the last quarter of the 19th century--the first busi-ness of its kind with global reach. His company, through his heirs, endured until 1952, when his great-grandson retired. Profusely illustrated, this astonishing book explores Worth's success in the realm of haute couture after 1890. Hundreds of photographs selected from the V&A's unique archive of more than 7,000 ...
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Legendary British-born designer Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895), with enormous talent for design and promotion, built his fashion house into an empire during the last quarter of the 19th century--the first busi-ness of its kind with global reach. His company, through his heirs, endured until 1952, when his great-grandson retired. Profusely illustrated, this astonishing book explores Worth's success in the realm of haute couture after 1890. Hundreds of photographs selected from the V&A's unique archive of more than 7,000 official house records capture the Worth style and offer valuable insights into the daily routine at Maison Worth in Paris. Images and text tell the intriguing story of these creations, providing historical context and describing Worth's inter-national clientele of elegant women of wealth and power.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1851777741. In VG+ DJ (in protector); Black hardcover binding. Color and B&W illustrations, chronology, glossary, bibliography, index. History of famed fashion house; square 4to (9.5 X 1 X 12.25 inches); 176 pages.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1851777741. Color, b/w and sepia photos. Substantive text in English. Due to size, ships within US only and only by media rate mail.; 4to 11"-13" tall; 176 pp.
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