LEADER 02282nam 2200493Ia 450 001 9910826504903321 005 20240314011849.0 010 $a9781472572431 : (ebk : Bloomsbury) 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1274331 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6161922 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000395744 100 $a20120405d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#|||uuuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPoiret, Dior and Schiaparelli$b[electronic resource] $efashion, femininity and modernity /$fIlya Parkins 205 $aEnglish ed. 210 $aLondon $cBerg$d2012 215 $axii, 193p. ;$cill 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aThrough 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. 606 $aWomen's clothing$xSocial aspects 606 $aClothing and dress$xSocial aspects 606 $aFashion$xSocial aspects 606 $aFeminism$xSocial aspects 606 $aFashion designers$zFrance 606 $aWomen fashion designers$zFrance 615 0$aWomen's clothing$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aClothing and dress$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aFashion$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aFeminism$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aFashion designers 615 0$aWomen fashion designers 676 $a391/.2 700 $aParkins$b Ilya$01098868 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910826504903321 996 $aPoiret, Dior and Schiaparelli$93927940 997 $aUNINA