House of Worth: The Birth of Haute Couture

by Chantal Trubert-Tollu, Françoise Tetart-Vittu, Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg, et al.

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. He was inspired by a love of fine art, luxurious fabrics, and his vision of the female ideal, and was the first to set out to dictate new styles and silhouettes to his elite clientele--not the other way around. He hosted them in his rue...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500519439
• ISBN13: 9780500519431
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.5" x 12.3"