Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion

by Nancy MacDonell

A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED - "Reads like a work of fiction, but remarkably, it's all true" (Airmail) - In the tradition of The Barbizon and The Girls of Atomic City, fashion historian and journalist Nancy MacDonell chronicles the untold story of how the Nazi invasion of France gave rise to the American fashion industry.

Calvin Klein. Ralph Lauren. Donna Karan. Halston. Marc Jacobs. Tom Ford. Michael...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250288738
• ISBN13: 9781250288738
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.4"