The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History
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On November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an international fashion show. By the time the curtain came down on the evening's spectacle, history had been made and the industry had been forever transformed. This is that story.
Pulitzer-Prize winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan offers a lively and meticulously well-researched account of this unique event. The Battle of Versailles is a sharp, engaging cultural history; this intimate examination of a single moment shows us how the world of fashion as we know it came to be.
Pulitzer-Prize winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan offers a lively and meticulously well-researched account of this unique event. The Battle of Versailles is a sharp, engaging cultural history; this intimate examination of a single moment shows us how the world of fashion as we know it came to be.
- ISBN:
- 9781250062321
- Publication Date:
- 2015-01-01
- Publisher:
- Flatiron Books
- Language:
- English
- Page Count:
- 310
- Size:
- 8.85" l x 5.82" w x 0.85" h
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- Business
- Art and Photography
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- Industries
- Fashion
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