Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion -- Nancy Macdonell, Hardcover Celebrity ISBN: 9781953859617

ISBN: 9781953859617

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Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion -- Nancy Macdonell, Hardcover Celebrity ISBN: 9781953859617In the tradition of The Barbizon and The Girls of Atomic City, fashion historian and journalist Nancy MacDonell chronicles the untold story of how the Nazi invasion of France gave rise to the American fashion industry. Calvin Klein. Ralph Lauren. Donna Karan. Halston. Marc Jacobs. Tom Ford. Michael Kors. Tory Burch. Today, American designers are some of the biggest names in fashion, yet before World War II, they almost always worked anonymously. The