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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463257103321

Autore

Parkins Ilya

Titolo

Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli [[electronic resource] ] : fashion, femininity and modernity / / Ilya Parkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Berg, 2012

ISBN

0-85785-329-5

0-85785-328-7

Edizione

[English ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

391/.2

Soggetti

Women's clothing - Social aspects

Clothing and dress - Social aspects

Fashion - Social aspects

Feminism - Social aspects

Fashion designers - France

Women fashion designers - France

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Fashion, Femininity and Modernity in Designer Self-fashioning; 1. Fashion and the Time of Modern Femininity; 2. Paul Poiret: Classic and New in the Struggle for Designer Mastery; 3. Elsa Schiaparelli: Glamour, Privacy and Timelessness; 4. Christian Dior: Nostalgia and the Economy of Feminine Beauty; Conclusion: Fashioning Self, Reflecting Ambivalence; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Through a highly original and detailed analysis of the memoirs, interviews and other life writings of Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli, this book explores changing notions of femininity in the early decades of the twentieth century, when the democratization of fashion began. Examining the idea of modernity, eternity and the ephemeral in the writings of these haute couturiers, the book reflects on fashion's ambivalent approach to women, which both celebrated and vilified them, presenting them as both ultra modern style leaders and irrational



creatures stuck in the past. This fascinating text is ke