The End of Fashion
About this book
"The End of Fashion traces an arc from the origins of couture and its apotheosis in the early part of this century to the advent of pret-a-porter post - World War II and the sweeping changes that have taken place as the century ends. It is an arc from the time when "fashion" was defined by elite French designers whose clothes could be afforded only by global socialites - but whose designs were copied and followed by everyone else - to the point where the rules are set by consumers and the designers must follow them. From Balenciaga to Banana Republic; from class to mass; from elitism to democratization; from art to commodity. Above all, this is the story of the triumph of marketing."--BOOK JACKET.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 1 readers · 324 pages · ≈ 6 h 00 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The End of Fashion?
About ≈ 6 h 00 m — 324 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The End of Fashion?
324 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The End of Fashion?
It sits on the Biography & Memoir shelves.
Is The End of Fashion in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The End of Fashion?
Teri Agins.
“The stock market crash of October 19, 1987, left the world in stunned suspension, as millions of people pondered how their lives would inevitably change after nearly a decade of fast fortunes, high living, and conspicuous consumption.”