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