{"product_id":"paris-capital-of-fashion-valerie-steele-9781350102941","title":"Paris, Capital of Fashion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis, Capital of Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, New York's only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. This lavishly-illustrated book is edited by MFIT's director and chief curator, Valerie Steele, also the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eParis Fashion: A Cultural History\u003c\/i\u003e. This new book opens with an important essay on how and why Paris became famous as the international \"capital of fashion.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteele traces how the mythic \"aura\" of Paris fashion was constructed over generations, as the splendour of the court at Versailles came to be echoed by the spectacle of the haute couture. Yet Paris has faced repeated challenges from other fashion capitals, especially London, Milan, and New York. Essays by Christopher Breward, David Gilbert, Grazia d'Annunzio, and Antonia Finnane place Paris within a broader global narrative, while Sophie Kurkdjian investigates the cultural value of the Parisian couture, and Agn s Rocomora explores the online imagery of the chic Parisienne. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003erecently put it, Paris is \"the most glamorous and competitive of the world's fashion capitals.\" No other city has been branded \"Fashion\" as Paris has. By opening the study of Paris fashion to new approaches, this book explains why Paris still retains its position as the world's undisputed fashion capital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Steele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350102946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350102941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 74","brand":"Valerie Steele","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055994630399,"sku":"9781350102941","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d78a98bc-364a-4fe3-8228-7ce8dd3f5832.jpg?v=1685038954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paris-capital-of-fashion-valerie-steele-9781350102941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}