Fashioning the Gilded Age: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion with Dr. Elizabeth Block (Dressed Classic)

Update: 2025-07-16

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French haute couturiers reigned supreme during the late 19th and 20th centuries--but they did not achieve this status on their own. This week we revisit our two-part interview with Dr. Elizabeth Block, who joined us in 2023 to discuss her book Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion which celebrates the lesser known figures behind the international success of the French haute couture, including their elite American clientele which were driving forces of Gilded Age fashion.

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