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Taste and fashion from the French Revolution to the present day offers a detailed chronology of French culinary and dress trends, illustrating how food and fashion have shaped and mirrored cultural values. The work traces the aesthetic shifts that have accompanied political upheaval, economic change, and social transformation. It includes insights into how fashion designers, chefs, and everyday citizens have influenced and responded to each other across centuries.
First publish date: 1945
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: James Laver
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