London Couture, 1923-1975

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Collected essays dealing with high couture fashion design in London with a strong focus on products. Provides profiles of the work of individual designers / houses, of the geographical markets in which they did business, and of the institutions which promoted the industry. An appendix provides biographical summaries of each designer covered. Has introductory essay - Amy de la Haye, 'Court dressmaking in Mayfair from the 1890s to the 1920s', pp9-27. Otherwise structured in three parts: Part 1] 'Designers': Edwina Ehrman, 'Supporting couture. The Fashion Group of Great Britain and the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers', pp31-44; Jane Hattrick, 'Norman Hartnell', pp45-60; Sinty Stemp, 'Lachasse', pp61-6; Joanna Hashagen, 'Peter Russell', pp67-70; Timothy A Long, 'Charles James', pp71-84; Amy de la Haye, 'Victor Stiebel & Jacqmar', pp85-98; Neil Taylor, 'Edward Molyneux', pp99-110; Amy de la Haye, 'Worth (London) Ltd', pp111-4; Edwina Ehrman, 'Digby Morton', pp115-28; Jonathan Faiers, 'Rahvis, Isobel, Helena Geffers, Eva Lutyens, Matilda Etches & Angele Delanghe', pp129-46; Caroline Ness, 'Giuseppe Jo Mattli', pp147-50; Amy de la Haye, 'Bianca Mosca', pp151-4; Cassie David Strodder, 'Michael Sherard', pp155-8; Ben Whyman, 'Hardy Amies', pp159-70; Miles Lambert, 'Charles Creed & Michael Donnellan, pp171-6; Martin Pel, 'Ronald Patterson', pp177-80; Carly Eck, 'John Cavanagh', pp181-92; Joyce Fenton-Douglas, 'Ancillary trades', pp193-6; Clive Warwick, 'French haute couture houses in London', pp197-9; Part 2]: 'Markets & Clients': Beatrice Behlen, 'London & UK', pp203-16; Alexandra Kim, 'United States & Canada', pp217-28; Angela Lassig, 'Australia and New Zealand', pp229-43; Part 3]: 'Promoting London couture': Deirdre Murphy, 'Couture & the British Court', pp259-58; Sue Prichard, 'The Cotton Board & cotton couture', pp259-72; Oriole Cullen, 'Fashion illustration and photography', pp273-86