THE BATTLE OF VERSAILLES. Copyright © 2015 by Robin Givhan. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

 

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

 

Givhan, Robin.

    The Battle of Versailles: the night American fashion stumbled into the spotlight and made history / Robin Givhan.

            pages   cm

    ISBN 978-1-250-05290-2 (hardcover)

    ISBN 978-1-250-05385-5 (e-book)

  1.  Fashion shows—France—Versailles—History.   2.  Fashion merchandising—United States—History.   3.  Fashion merchandising—Social aspects.   4.  Social change.   5.  Château de Versailles (Versailles, France)   I.  Title.

    TT502.G585 2015

    746.9'209443663—dc23

2014040369

 

e-ISBN 9781250053855

 

First Edition: March 2015