Fashioning the Gilded Age: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion with Dr. Elizabeth L. Block, Part I
Dressed: The History of Fashion
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The Role of Women in French Fashion
This chapter highlights the contributions of women in shaping French fashion during the Gilded Age, challenging the misconception that designers were solely responsible for its creativity. It explores the influence of wealthy American clients, the role of seamstresses, tailors, perfumiers, milliners, and the international fashion press, and introduces guest Dr. Elizabeth Block who wrote a book on influential women in French fashion.
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