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Book SynopsisThe 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 ContentsForeword 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
