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