Author: ARETZ, G.,
Title: The Elegant Woman. From the Rococo Period to Modern times. Transl. (fr. the German) with a Pref. by J. Laver. First U.K. edn.
Description: London-Bombay-Sydney, 1932. Large thick 8°, blind tooled cloth, 314pp., col. frontisp.-plate, 63 facsim. plates of which 5 in fine colours (:facsims. of paintings, engravings, etc.. of the great masters fr. that time). Title-p. printed within a blue typographical border, index. (:dress salons of Paris, Actresses & Courtesans, Mme Du Barry, Marie-Antoinette, 18th century in England, Romantics & Prudes, Lola Montez, the Lionesses of the Second Empire, demi-monde & demi-castors, demi-monde at the turn of the century, i.a. references to famous Fashion Houses: Worth, etc..). Near fine copy. Scarce english language edn.

Keywords: fashion history design applied art