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Book Synopsis
The first illustrated monograph dedicated to the history of the House of Worth, the world's first haute couture house, founded by Charles Frederick Worth in Paris in 1858.

Trade Review
'Engaging and almost encyclopaedic … a story brilliantly told … every library should have it' - The Business of Fashion
'Sumptuous' - Daily Telegraph
'The definitive account of the life and work of the man whom the fashion world would remember as its father' - The Lady
'Lavish' - Country Life

Table of Contents
Foreword by Christian Lacroix • Introduction • I. Charles Frederick Worth: An Englishman in Paris • II. Gaston & Jean-Philippe Worth: The Alchemy of Success (1895–1922) • III. Jacques and Jean-Charles Worth: The whirl of the jazz age (1922–1941) • IV. Roger & Maurice Worth: The Final Chapter (1941–1954) • V. Perfume and Beauty Creations • Legacy and Influence

House of Worth

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    A Hardback by Chantal Trubert-Tollu, Françoise Tétart-Vittu, Fabrice Olivieri

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      Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Published 9 November 2017
      ISBN-13 9780500519431
      978-0500519431
      ISBN-10 0500519439
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      Art & Photography Design and llustration Fashion and textile design Politics, Philosophy & Society Cultural studies: dress and society

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first illustrated monograph dedicated to the history of the House of Worth, the world's first haute couture house, founded by Charles Frederick Worth in Paris in 1858.

      Trade Review
      'Engaging and almost encyclopaedic … a story brilliantly told … every library should have it' - The Business of Fashion
      'Sumptuous' - Daily Telegraph
      'The definitive account of the life and work of the man whom the fashion world would remember as its father' - The Lady
      'Lavish' - Country Life

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by Christian Lacroix • Introduction • I. Charles Frederick Worth: An Englishman in Paris • II. Gaston & Jean-Philippe Worth: The Alchemy of Success (1895–1922) • III. Jacques and Jean-Charles Worth: The whirl of the jazz age (1922–1941) • IV. Roger & Maurice Worth: The Final Chapter (1941–1954) • V. Perfume and Beauty Creations • Legacy and Influence

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