Couture & commerce : the transatlantic fashion trade in the 1950s

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Paris Couture Structure 2. The Purchase of Haute Couture by Private Clients 3. Buying and Merchandising European Couture in Toronto 4. Couture, Fashion Shows, and Marketing 5. Alternative Sources of Imported Couture 6. The Value of Couture 7. The Couture Society Wardrobe As a Model of Taste Appendices A. Toronto Boutiques Selling Couture, Copies, and High-Priced Ready-to-Wear, 1945-63 B. Toronto Retail Prices of Second-Hand Couture, 1951-60 C. Toronto Retail Prices of European Couture and Boutique Imports, 1950, 1955, 1960 D. Toronto Retail Prices of Couture Copies and Adaptations, 1950, 1955, 1960 E. Canadian Client Records from the London Couture House of Lachasse, 1951-66 F. Biographies of People Discussed or Interviewed Notes Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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