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The Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion Book by Nancy MacDonell

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  • This lively true story reveals how a group of visionary American women transformed chaos into opportunity, creating a modern, functional, and elegant style that defined “the American Look”—laying the foundation for today’s $500 billion US fashion industry
  • Hardcover; 368 pgs.

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Before World War II, American fashion designers worked in the shadows, while the industry looked to Paris for style. But when the Nazis occupied France in 1940, the fashion capital was cut off. This lively true story reveals how a group of visionary American women transformed chaos into opportunity, creating a modern, functional, and elegant style that defined “the American Look”—laying the foundation for today’s $500 billion U.S. fashion industry. Hardcover; 368 pgs.

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