ISBN10: 0195044657, ISBN13: 9780195044652, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Used
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

ISBN10: 0195044657, ISBN13: 9780195044652, [publisher: Oxford University Press, New York] Hardcover First Edition Library discard. Covered in clear, removable plastic. Usual library inserts and markings. Some pencil underlining. General reading wear. 318 pages. Text and spine marked with Library stamps, but very discreetly, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fashion, Fabrics & Style; France; 19th century; Art & Design. ISBN: 0195044657. ISBN/EAN: 9780195044652. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53094. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
[Sydney, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1988]

Oxford University Press, Date: 1988. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1988. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195044657 9780195044652 [US]

Oxford University Press, USA 1988 Hardcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Oxford University Press, USA 1988 Hardcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

New York: Oxford University Press, Date: 1988. 317pp; b/w frontis pl; b/w illus. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Unopened and virtually Mint. 1st printing : full sequence. D/w unclipped and crisp.. First Edition. Cloth. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. 1988. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195044657 9780195044652 [GB]

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, Date: 1988. 317 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket price-clipped on the front flap. "Paris has been the international capital of style for over three hundred years. In this provocative and richly illustrated volume, Valerie Steele--author of the highly acclaimed Fashion and Eroticism--offers a penetrating social and cultural analysis of fashion in Paris. More than just a history of famous designers and changing styles, the book is about fashion as a cultural ideal and a social phenomenon. Steele explains why Paris was the center of fashion for so long, providing brilliant insight into the concept of 'style' and the significance of fashion in modern society. Just as Fashion and Eroticism radically revised the stereotype of 'prudish' Victorian dress, so also does Paris Fashion debunk many long-standing myths about the fashion industry. Steele shows that the 'great names' of fashion, from Worth to Dior, were not so much 'dictators' or radical innovators as they were astute barometers of fashion trends, and that, contrary to popular belief, Coco Chanel was not the first great woman designer, but rather one of a very long line of women who influenced the world of fashion. Both the French belief in the innate national 'genius' of their couturiers and the equally popular idea that American women finally smashed the 'dictatorship' of ...

New York Oxford University Press 1988 First US Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good jacket Small 4to. 317pp, index, bibliography, notes, num bw ills, few col ills. Or boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, light foxing to page edges..

Oxford University Press 1988-03-24 Hardcover New Size: 116x14x164; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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[Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

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[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

ISBN10: 0195044657, ISBN13: 9780195044652, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

ISBN10: 0195044657, ISBN13: 9780195044652, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Hardcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

ISBN10: 0195044657, ISBN13: 9780195044652, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Gift inscription on front free end paper. Other a clean and straight copy with clean text and a nice price clipped dust wrapper. 317 pp.
[Portland, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]
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[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

ISBN10: 0195044657, ISBN13: 9780195044652, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover 317 pages. Dj wornParis has been the international capital of style for over three hundred years. In this provocative and rich ly illustrated volume, Valerie Steele--author of the highly accla imed Fashion and Eroticism--offers a penetrating social and cultu ral analysis of fashion in Paris. More than just a history of fam ous designers and changing styles, the book is about fashion as a cultural ideal and a social phenomenon. Steele explains why Pari s was the center of fashion for so long, providing brilliant insi ght into the concept of style and the significance of fashion in modern society. nJust as Fashion and Eroticism radically revised the stereotype of prudish Victorian dress, so also does Paris Fa shion debunk many long-standing myths about the fashion industry. Steele shows that the great names of fashion, from Worth to Dior , were not so much dictators or radical innovators as they were a stute barometers of fashion trends, and that, contrary to popular belief, Coco Chanel was not the first great woman designer, but rather one of a very long line of women who influenced the world of fashion. Both the French belief in the innate national genius of their couturiers and the equally popular idea that American wo men finally smashed the dictatorship of Parisian men are shown to be incorrect. nWhile focusing primarily on the nineteenth and t wentieth centuries, Steele ...

ISBN10: 0195044657, ISBN13: 9780195044652, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

ISBN10: 0195044657, ISBN13: 9780195044652, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.05
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]