Paris fashion and World War Two : global diffusion and Nazi control / edited by Lou Taylor, Marie McLoughlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Lou, editor.

McLoughlin, Marie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion--France--Paris--History--20th century.

Fashion.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--France--Paris.

World War, 1939-1945.

Paris (France)--History--1940-1944.

Paris (France).

France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Social aspects.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2020]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Winner of the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2021 In 1939, fashion became an economic and symbolic sphere of great importance in France. Invasive textile legislation, rationing and threats from German and American couturiers were pushing the design and trade of Parisian style to its limits. It is widely accepted that French fashion was severely curtailed as a result, isolated from former foreign clients and deposed of its crown as global queen of fashion. This pioneering book offers a different story. Arguing that Paris retained its hold on the international haute couture industry right throughout WWII, eminent dress historians and curators come together to show that, amid political, economic and cultural traumas, Paris fashion remained very much alive under the Nazi occupation - and on an international level. Bringing exciting perspectives to challenge a familiar story and introducing new overseas trade links out of occupied France, this book takes us from the salons of renowned couturiers such as Edward Molyneux and Robert Piguet, French Vogue and Le Jardin des Modes and luxury Lyon silk factories, to Rio de Janeiro, Denmark and Switzerland, and the great American department stores of New York. Also comparing extravagant Paris occupation styles to austerity fashions of the UK and USA, parallel industrial and design developments highlight the unresolvable tension between luxury fashion and the everyday realities of wartime life. Showing that Paris strove to maintain world dominance as leader of couture through fashion journalism, photography and exported fashion forecasting, Paris Fashion and World War Two makes a significant contribution to the cultural history of fashion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781350000292

1350000299

9781350000285

1350000280