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Book SynopsisJess Berry is Senior Lecturer Design History Theory at Monash University, Australia.
Trade ReviewThe sections pertaining to the history of the couture houses and individuals are clearly written and well researched, and the illustrations throughout are well chosen. The wide–ranging use of sources show an impressive amount of research on a range of disciplines, all of which is well referenced and well indexed, which makes this book a good research resource ... Thorough and interesting. * The Journal of Dress History *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. Fashion, Modernity and the Interior 2. Setting the Stage: Salons of Seduction 3. Private Settings, Public Lives: Defining Artistic Identity through the Home 4. Architects of Dress Reform 5. Framing the Modern Woman: Performing Fashionable Lifestyles 6. Behind the Curtain: Staging Craft in the Atelier in the Golden Age of Couture 7. Decadent Decors: Designing Desire through Boutique Display 8. Beyond Modern: An Overview of the Relationship Between Fashion and the Interior from 1960 to the Present Bibliography Index
