Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Essence of StyleCondition: NewISBN-10: 0743264142EAN: 9780743264143ISBN: 9780743264143Publisher: The Free PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/01/2006Description: What makes fashionistas willing to pay a small fortune for a particular designer accessory? Why does a special occasion only become really special when a champagne cork pops? Why are diamonds the status symbol gemstone, instantly signifying wealth, power, and even emotional commitment? Writing with great elan, one of the foremost authorities on seventeenth-century French culture provides the answer to these and other fascinating questions in her account of how, at one glittering moment in history, the French under Louis XIV set the standards of sophistication, style, and glamour that still rule our lives today. Joan DeJean takes us back to the birth of haute cuisine, the first appearance of celebrity hairdressers, chic cafes, nightlife, and fashion in elegant dress that extended well beyond the limited confines of court circles. And Paris was the magical center -- the destination of travelers all across Europe. Full of wit, dash, and verve, The Essence of Style will delight fans of history and everybody who wonders about the elusive definition of good taste.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 214mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 24mmItem Weight: 305gGenre: Fashion & DesignTopic: HistoryAuthor: Joan DejeanRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Essence of Style
Title: The Essence of Style
ISBN-10: 0743264142
EAN: 9780743264143
ISBN: 9780743264143
Release Date: 05/01/2006
Release Year: 2006
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Essence of Style : How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Free Press
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Royalty, Regional & Ethnic / French, Europe / Western, Fashion & Accessories, General, Popular Culture, Customs & Traditions
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Design, Cooking, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 10.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Joan Dejean
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
