When women ran Fifth Avenue : glamour and power at the dawn of American fashion
Satow, Julie2024
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The 20th century department store: a wonderland of consumption where every wish could be met under one roof. Dropping off the baby at nursery; an afternoon tea; a stroll through the latest fashions. A wedding (or funeral) could be planned. A Bengal tiger cub could be purchased. Inside these towering price-tag palaces, anything was possible. They were beacons of modernity, and within this atmosphere of glamour and luxury, women dominated. Men may have owned the buildings, but inside women ruled. Among the rising prices and growing opulence, three women rose to the top: Hortense Odlum, Dorothy Shaver, and Geraldine Stutz. Julie Satow draws back the curtain on these three visionaries who took great risks, forging new paths for the women who followed in their footsteps.
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Author:
Satow, Julie, author
Imprint:
London : August Books, 2024.
Collation:
304 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781804369890 (hbk)
Dewey class:
381.1410922381.141
LC class:
HF5465.U62
Language:
English
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BRN:
4017206
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