The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00NKB9U7A |
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| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is that story.Conceived as a fund-raiser for the restoration of King Louis XIV's palace, in the late fall of 1973, five top American designers faced off against five top French designers in an over-the-top runway extravaganza. By the time the curtain came down on the evening's spectacle, history had been made and the industry had been forever transformed. What they saw would forever alter the history of fashion.The Americans at the Battle of Versailles– Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Anne Klein, Halston, and Stephen Burrows – showed their work against the five French designers considered the best in the world – Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Marc Bohan of Christian Dior. By the end of the evening, the Americans had officially taken their place on the world's stage, prompting a major shift in the way race, gender, sexuality, and economics would be treated in fashion for decades to come. The Battle of Versailles is a s
In 2006, she won the Pulitzer Prize in criticism for her fashion coverage. . She has also contributed to New York and Vogue, among other magazines. ROBIN GIVHAN is the fashion critic of The Washington Post, where she covers the news, trends, and business of the international fashion industry, and the former style correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. The Battle of Versailles is her first book
Givhan provides readers with both a front row and backstage view of the drama. The Americansstunned the crowd that night with their success in capturing the spirit of the modern woman through both their clothes and the pure energy they poured into the show.” Thessaly La Force, The New York Times Book Review“In her debut book, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post fashion critic Givhan delivers a delightful, encyclopedic exploration of the players and leaders in the field. helped create the perfect environment for American designers to burst upon the exclusive French fashion scene one fateful night in 1973.” The Chicago Tribune“Robin Givhan's enthusiastic history "The Battle of Versailles" is an effort to do for fashion what George Taber's "The Judgment of Paris" did for wine: focus on a broad cultural shift through the lens of a single occasion With a huge cast of characters
Well paced and interesting read Theresa Dickison I'm a bit of a fashion outsider as I pretty much have little or no fashion sense for myself. However, I do love looking at and reading about fashion as I consider it another art form on the same level as painting, sculpture, etc. I particularly enjoy the history of fashion and this book really delivers on that front. The book deals with one part. Exceeded expectations I savored every moment of this recount of the 1973 fashion show at Versailles. After you read the book, watch the documentary "Versailles 73" - that is, if you're a true lover of fashion history. Ms. Givhan has a flowing writing style and manages to share the full story without unnecessary or wasteful pages.. The Battle of Versailles is an excellent social history The Battle of Versailles is an excellent social history. Yes, it is all about a great fashion event. More importantly it is a record of us as a country at the time. Because of the surrounding social and political events you get a well rounded account of why the fashion show at Versailles had such impact.