{"product_id":"9781350000261","title":"Paris Fashion and World War Two : Global Diffusion and Nazi Control","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eParis Fashion and World War Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003ehaute couture\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing 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 \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLe Jardin des Modes\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eParis Fashion and World War Two\u003c\/i\u003e makes a significant contribution to the cultural history of fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stimulating, analytical, at times very moving, and enhanced by a judicious choice of illustrations. It will become a standard work, one that I cannot recommend highly enough.” —\u003ci\u003eColin McDowell, author of 'The Literary Companion to Fashion' and contributor to The Business of Fashion website\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An extraordinary achievement … it transforms our picture of Paris fashion under the Nazi Occupation.” —\u003ci\u003eValerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator at the Museum at FIT, New York, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bringing together an international cast of scholars and gorgeously illustrated, \u003ci\u003eParis Fashion and World War Two\u003c\/i\u003e will become the standard reference on the subject.” —\u003ci\u003eSteve Zdatny, University of Vermont, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A 'must read'. It is a kaleidoscopic history of the contradictions faced by those who made, sold and wore luxury fashions during the darkest years of the war.” —\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Palmer, Royal Ontario Museum, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is a rarity in fashion scholarship in that it tells a story that engages the heart as much as the head, a story of human courage in the face of a great evil.” —\u003ci\u003eBrenda Polan, author of 'The Great Fashion Designers'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350000261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40690206310606,"sku":"9781350000261","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350000261","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}