Poiret (Signed by author and subject)

192pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Text block edges and page margins tanning. Signed and inscribed by author and subject on front free endpaper '29 October 1973 For Ann Hirst-Smith who has contributed so much to the launching of this book - Palmer White' (Underneath is added) 'pour Ann - merci D P Poiret'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun faded, has some light shelf wear, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 4to. Charts the work of the man who effectively established the canon of modern dress and developed the blueprint of the modern fashion industry by making an enormous contribution to the shaping of life as we know it, anticipating the greater freedom women would demand and enjoy in their working and social lives. . Signed Books, fashion, designers