The Mechanical Smile The Mechanical Smile Modernism and the First Fashion Shows in France and America 1900–1929 Caroline Evans Yale UP2013Hardback340pp Illustrated285x138mm 9780300189537 Product Code: 502009 Details In a richly illustrated study of the early fashion shows in France and America between the 1880s and 1929, Caroline Evans brings ‘economic and design ... DetailsBackDetailsIn a richly illustrated study of the early fashion shows in France and America between the 1880s and 1929, Caroline Evans brings ‘economic and design history together in a new formation’ as she explores topics including fashion and modernism; the innovations of designers such as Worth, Lucile and Poiret; the body and the fashion mannequins (as models were known); the international garment and fashion trade; and commercial and cultural relations between America and France.Read moreRead less publ £40.00now £12.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesDesignArtsSocial StudiesCultural StudiesTagsHistory of fashion