2008-06-09 » One of the most important aspects of modern fashion
is that of demand, supply and distribution, by wholesale dress manufacturers, from copies made from haute couture designs. Haute couture is, as we know, a luxury product designed by a handful of men and women for an exclusive clientele. But of [...]
2008-05-01 » Couture houses survived by cut-backs and staff reductions, by getting credit from textile manufactures and using capital accrued during the rich years of the Twenties, and because of the faithful patronage of the 'Best Dressed List'. This list was, to borrow a phrase of Ernestine Carter's, a 'tongue-in-the -chic' poll, [...]