Investigates how and why 1950s couture fashion was important in its own day and why we are still fascinated by it fifty years later. Combing analysis of the clothes and interviews with those who traded, sold, redesigned, and wore couture. Couture & Commerce recreates the world of 1950s fashion. Profusely illustrated.

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