Lucile Ltd: London, Paris, New York and Chicago 1890s - 1930s

by Amy de la Haye and Valerie D. Mendes

In the early 20th century, Lucile, Lady Duff Gordon (1863-1935), was an international fashion sensation. She created some of the most lavish, provocative, and controversial fashions of the Edwardian era, lingerie, tea-gowns and evening-wear that attracted famous beauties like Lillie Langtry and Mary Pickford. A flamboyant and eccentric character who survived the sinking of the Titanic, wrote a column for Hearst newspapers, and designed costumes for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851775617
• ISBN13: 9781851775613
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.0" x 12.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary