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Fashioning Society tells the story of the period from the 1860s to the 1970s, a time when a succession of haute couture designers—most notably, Charles Worth, Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent—were the arbiters of fashion, and their creations were the weapon of choice for power-seeking members of the aristocracy and upper classes.

Haute Couture & Pret-A-Porter is a fluently written, excellently illustrated survey of 250 years of fashion. On the basis of approximately forty of the best pieces from the private collection, the book outlines the development of international fashion. The book features many contemporary designers such as Chanel, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Givenchy, Karl Lagerfeld, Issey Miyake and Yves St. Laurent.

It contains beautiful color photos of the couture garments design by the following houses: Balenciaga, Chanell, Dior, Jacques Fath, Gianfranco Fere, Hubert de Givenchy, Aliz Gres, Jacques Griffe, Christian Lacroix, Carl Lagerfeld, Jeanne Lanvin, Patou, Poiret, Saint Laurent, Schiaparelli, Ungaro, Versace, Madeleine Vionnet & the House of Worth. The table of contents lists "History, Atelier, Dressmaking, Tailoring, Technique, Embroidery, Lace and Tulle and Featherwork.