The Battle of Versailles : the night American fashion stumbled into the spotlight and made history / Robin Givhan.

"Conceived as a fundraiser for the restoration of King Louis XIV's palace, the world's elite gathered in Versailles' grand theater to view a fashion extravaganza of the best that French and American designers had to offer, while being entertained by Liza Minnelli and Josephine Baker. What they saw w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Givhan, Robin
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Flatiron Books, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Fashion shows > France > Versailles > History. Fashion merchandising > United States > History. Fashion merchandising > Social aspects. Social change. Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) DESIGN / Fashion. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry. History. Fashion merchandising. Fashion shows. France > Versailles. United States.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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