The Resource Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli : Fashion, Femininity and Modernity
Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli : Fashion, Femininity and Modernity
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The item Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli : Fashion, Femininity and Modernity represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Through 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 twentieth century, when the democratization of fashion began. Examining the idea of modernity, eternity and the ephemeral in the writings of these haute couturiers, the book reflects on fashion's ambivalent approach to women, which both celebrated and vilified them, presenting them as both ultra modern style leaders and irrational creatures stuck in the past. This fascinating text is ke
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (207 pages)
- Contents
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- Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli; 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
- Isbn
- 9780857853295
- Label
- Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli : Fashion, Femininity and Modernity
- Title
- Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli
- Title remainder
- Fashion, Femininity and Modernity
- Subject
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- Clothing and dress -- Social aspects
- Clothing and dress -- Social aspects
- Cultural studies
- Design -- Fashion
- Design -- History & Criticism
- Dior, Christian
- Dior, Christian
- Fashion & society
- Fashion -- Social aspects
- Fashion -- Social aspects
- Fashion designers
- Fashion designers -- France
- Feminism -- Social aspects
- France
- Gender studies: women
- History of fashion
- Poiret, Paul
- Poiret, Paul
- Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973
- Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973
- Sociology
- Women fashion designers
- Women fashion designers -- France
- Women's clothing -- Social aspects
- Feminism -- Social aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Through 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 twentieth century, when the democratization of fashion began. Examining the idea of modernity, eternity and the ephemeral in the writings of these haute couturiers, the book reflects on fashion's ambivalent approach to women, which both celebrated and vilified them, presenting them as both ultra modern style leaders and irrational creatures stuck in the past. This fascinating text is ke
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Parkins, Ilya
- Dewey number
-
- 391.2
- 391/.2
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- GT1720 .P37 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Dior, Christian
- Schiaparelli, Elsa
- Poiret, Paul
- Women's clothing
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Feminism
- Fashion designers
- Women fashion designers
- Dior, Christian
- Poiret, Paul
- Schiaparelli, Elsa
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion designers
- Fashion
- Feminism
- Women fashion designers
- France
- Cultural studies
- Gender studies: women
- History of fashion
- Sociology
- Design
- Design
- Fashion & society
- Label
- Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli : Fashion, Femininity and Modernity
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli; 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
- Control code
- 854520542
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (207 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780857853295
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9780857853295
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)854520542
- Label
- Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli : Fashion, Femininity and Modernity
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli; 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
- Control code
- 854520542
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (207 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780857853295
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9780857853295
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)854520542
Subject
- Clothing and dress -- Social aspects
- Clothing and dress -- Social aspects
- Cultural studies
- Design -- Fashion
- Design -- History & Criticism
- Dior, Christian
- Dior, Christian
- Fashion & society
- Fashion -- Social aspects
- Fashion -- Social aspects
- Fashion designers
- Fashion designers -- France
- Feminism -- Social aspects
- France
- Gender studies: women
- History of fashion
- Poiret, Paul
- Poiret, Paul
- Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973
- Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973
- Sociology
- Women fashion designers
- Women fashion designers -- France
- Women's clothing -- Social aspects
- Feminism -- Social aspects
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