The Mechanical Smile: Modernism and the First Fashion Shows in France and America, 1900-1929

by Caroline Evans

A leading fashion historian gives a fascinating account of early fashion shows in France and the United States and how the evolution of these events intersected with emerging forms of popular culture, such as the dance craze, sport and film.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300189532
• ISBN13: 9780300189537
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.4" x 11.3"