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The House of Worth, 1858-1954
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Foreword by Christian Lacroix • Introduction • I. Charles Frederick Worth: An Englishman in Paris • II. Gaston & Jean-Philippe Worth: The Alchemy of Success (1895–1922) • III. Jacques and Jean-Charles Worth: The whirl of the jazz age (1922–1941) • IV. Roger & Maurice Worth: The Final Chapter (1941–1954) • V. Perfume and Beauty Creations • Legacy and Influence

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The first illustrated monograph dedicated to the history of the House of Worth, the world's first haute couture house

About the Author

Chantal Trubert-Tollu is Charles Frederick Worth’s great, great-granddaughter. Françoise Tétart-Vittu, a former curator at the Palais Galliera, is one of the world’s foremost experts on 19th-century dress. Fabrice Olivieri is an independent perfumer who has been researching the history of 19th-century style
and the Second Empire for many years.

Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg is an expert on the history of perfume and cosmetics, on which he has written several books.

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'Engaging and almost encyclopaedic … a story brilliantly told … every library should have it' - The Business of Fashion

'Sumptuous' - Daily Telegraph

'The definitive account of the life and work of the man whom the fashion world would remember as its father' - The Lady

'Lavish' - Country Life

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