Couture or Trade : An Early Pictorial Record of the London College of Fashion Paperback
by Helen Reynolds
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London's fashion industry had long produced luxurious hand-made clothing for women of the leisured classes.
However, by the end of the 19th century the West End was suffering a shortage of skilled employees and trade was being lost to Paris.
The response to this challenge was the founding in 1906 of women's trade schools, with a needle-trade curriculum devised in close co-operation with leading dressmakers and the exclusive London stores.
The London College of Fashion had its origin in three of those schools, in Barrett Street, Shoreditch and Clapham.
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- Format:Paperback
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:01/01/1997
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- ISBN:9781860770661
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Unavailable
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:01/01/1997
- Category:
- ISBN:9781860770661