The lure of perfection : fashion and ballet, 1780-1830 /
Judith Chazin-Bennahum.
- xx, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index.
Preface / Setting the stage -- Reformers and Philosophes as forerunners of the revolution in fashion -- The moderate and the outrageous -- Neoclassicism -- The consulate (1799-1804) and the empire (1804-1815) of Napoleon -- Restoration - one bourbon returns! -- Pale goddesses on the street during the romantic movement -- The kingdom of the opera -- The turning point -- The dark side of white. Violette Verdy -- Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10.