Valentina: American Couture and the Cult of Celebrity. Kohle Yohannan

Valentina: American Couture and the Cult of Celebrity



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Valentina: American Couture and the Cult of Celebrity Kohle Yohannan ebook
Publisher: Rizzoli
Page: 280
ISBN: 9780847830831


Valentina was the twentieth century’s first American fashion designer celebrity, working and living on equal social footing with the clientele she dressed (Greta Garbo, Gloria Swanson, Katharine Hepburn, Millicent Rogers, and Audrey Hepburn, among others). One of the few designers who proved that America could live without the Parisian haute couture, her career is a much needed missing link in the history of American fashion. Beyond merely turning out show-stopping evening gowns, Valentina’s exotic beauty, dramatic personality, and incomparable style earned her a legendary reputation. Kohle Yohannan explores the carefully constructed persona and lore of this designer who helped ...

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