Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Sine qua non of a Fashion System 15
6. 2. The Birth of Fashion 46
7. 3. Desire for Novelty and Unique Expression 61
8. 4. Words for Fashion 95
9. 5. The Desire for Spending Money 120
10. 6. The Development of Shopping 148
11. 7. The Seduction of the Well-Draped Form 172
12. Bibliography 181
13. Index 197