House of Worth, 1858-1954
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A01=Chantal Trubert-Tollu
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A01=Francoise Tetart-Vittu
A01=Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg
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- ISBN 9780500519431
- Weight: 2300g
- Dimensions: 235 x 310mm
- Publication Date: 09 Nov 2017
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Arriving in Paris in 1845, at the age of twenty and with only a few francs in his pocket, Charles Frederick Worth would go on to build the most prominent, innovative and successful fashion house of the century. Worth was inspired by a love of fine art, luxurious fabrics and his vision of the female ideal. He was the first to set out to dictate new styles and silhouettes to his elite clientele – not the other way around – hosting them in his rue de la Paix salons, which included ground-breaking ‘sportswear’ and ‘maternity’ departments, as well as silk, velvet and brocade rooms, and a special salon with closed shutters and gas lighting designed to allow clients to try on ball gowns in lighting conditions precisely matched to those of the event.
Organized chronologically and illustrated with striking ensembles (including photographs of details that reveal the garments’ intricate construction and craftsmanship), paintings and documents sourced from both private family archives and the best fashion collections from museums around the world, The House of Worth is an inspiring tribute to the house that started it all.
Organized chronologically and illustrated with striking ensembles (including photographs of details that reveal the garments’ intricate construction and craftsmanship), paintings and documents sourced from both private family archives and the best fashion collections from museums around the world, The House of Worth is an inspiring tribute to the house that started it all.
Chantal Trubert-Tollu is Charles Frederick Worth’s great, great-granddaughter. Françoise Tétart-Vittu, a former curator at the Palais Galliera, is one of the world’s foremost experts on 19th-century dress. Fabrice Olivieri is an independent perfumer who has been researching the history of 19th-century style
and the Second Empire for many years. Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg is an expert on the history of perfume and cosmetics, on which he has written several books.
