About the book: 2012 / Here is a kind of textbook on the history of fashion. Annie Latour made a significant contribution to the field of Parisian Haute Couture, the secrets of which she reveals in this book. The handwriting of the famous Parisian couturiers, recognizable at first glance, was developed, according to the author, under the influence of the magical charm of Paris, thanks to the heritage of the great artistic and technical traditions of France. Latour begins the story with Marie Antoinette and her “minister of fashion” Rose Bertin. Throughout the years after the French Revolution, each period conjured its magic of fashion, among them Louis Hippolyte Leroy, the tailor who dressed Josephine; an entire dynasty of Vorths; Jacques Doucet; Paul Poiret, who made the revolution; finally, those closer to the author in time - Lucien Lelong, Madeleine Vionnet, Magee Ruff, Jeanne Lanvin, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, etc..