Beauty in exile : the artists, models, and nobility who fled the Russian Revolution and influenced the world of fashion
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New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2000.
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480 pages : ill., music, facsims. ; 32 cm.
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Northern Saguache County Library District - NONFICTION
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New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2000.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 472-474) and index.
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"Beauty in Exile: The Artists, Models, and Nobility Who Fled the Russian Revolution and Influenced the World of Fashion tells the story of this well-bred crowd who, suddenly stripped of their cloaks of privilege, discovered that for the first time in their life they would have to work for a living. Naturally, many turned to what they knew best - fashion and beauty.".
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"From the fashion house of Irfe, founded by the dapper Prince Felix Yusupov (who, as one of Rasputin's assassins back in St.
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Petersburg, enjoyed great notoriety in Paris) and his wife Princess Irina Romanova; to the Hitrovo House of Lingerie, founded by Olga Hitrovo, who was descended from one of the oldest noble families in Russia; to the stunning Princess Mary Eristova and the "society model" Gali Bajenova, who were the favorites at Chanel: Russian high society turned their beauty and discriminating tastes into successful trades, distinctively shaping Western fashion of the twentieth century.".
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"Capturing the atmosphere of the period with more than 800 black-and-white illustrations, Beauty in Exile offers page after page of never-before-published archival photographs, stylishly illustrated advertisements for the new Russian fashion houses, designers' sketches, and fashion shots by famous photographers such as George Hoyningen-Huene depicting Rita Hayworth, Greta Garbo, and Marlene Dietrich sporting Russian couture."--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vasilʹev, A. (2000). Beauty in exile: the artists, models, and nobility who fled the Russian Revolution and influenced the world of fashion . Harry N. Abrams.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vasilʹev, Aleksandr, 1958-. 2000. Beauty in Exile: The Artists, Models, and Nobility Who Fled the Russian Revolution and Influenced the World of Fashion. Harry N. Abrams.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vasilʹev, Aleksandr, 1958-. Beauty in Exile: The Artists, Models, and Nobility Who Fled the Russian Revolution and Influenced the World of Fashion Harry N. Abrams, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vasilʹev, Aleksandr. Beauty in Exile: The Artists, Models, and Nobility Who Fled the Russian Revolution and Influenced the World of Fashion Harry N. Abrams, 2000.
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