02282nam 2200493Ia 450 991082650490332120240314011849.09781472572431 : (ebk : Bloomsbury)(MiAaPQ)EBC1274331(MiAaPQ)EBC6161922(EXLCZ)99267000000039574420120405d2012 uy 0engurun#|||uuuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPoiret, Dior and Schiaparelli[electronic resource] fashion, femininity and modernity /Ilya ParkinsEnglish ed.London Berg2012xii, 193p. ;illIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index.Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- 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.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 20th century.Women's clothingSocial aspectsClothing and dressSocial aspectsFashionSocial aspectsFeminismSocial aspectsFashion designersFranceWomen fashion designersFranceWomen's clothingSocial aspects.Clothing and dressSocial aspects.FashionSocial aspects.FeminismSocial aspects.Fashion designersWomen fashion designers391/.2Parkins Ilya1098868MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910826504903321Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli3927940UNINA