The fashion industry has changed dramatically since 1993, the date of publication of Didier Grumbach's first edition of Histoire de la mode. Grumbach is the president of la Federation francaise de la couture, the body responsible for setting the dates and location of the French fashion weeks and for establishing industry standards on quality and on the use of the term haute couture. It is at once a comprehensive history of fashion and a personal one complemented by numerous anecdotes and recollections from Grumbach and others. The updated edition includes numerous illustrations and photographs and discusses the effects of globalization on the industry as well as the controversial issue of intellectual property protection. (Source)
Histoire de la mode is published by editions du Regard and is available for pre-order from Amazon's French site. This is an essential work to have in your fashion industry library.
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