From the Book - 1st pbk. ed.
pt. 1 : Towards a history of clothing
The Quicherat effect and after
History, fashion and clothing systems from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries
pt. 2 : The economy of wardrobes
Towards an understanding of the Parisian clothing system
The hierarchy of appearances in Paris from Louis XIV to Louis XVI
The contents of wardrobes from the classical age to the revolution
The triumph of appearances : nobilities and clothes
The discipline of appearances : the prestige of uniform
pt. 3 : Producing, selling and stealing : the distribution of appearances
From crafts to customers : the Parisian clothing economy
From crafts to customers : tailors, dressmakers, linen-drapers and fashion merchants
From theft to resale : another aspect of the clothes trade
Caring for clothes : from propriety to cleanliness
pt. 4 : Truth and the mask
Rational and healthy clothes
Fashions in reason and reasons for fashion : the birth of the fashion press in France
The culture of appearances : consumption and morality.
