The House of Worth: The Birth of Haute Couture

The first illustrated monograph dedicated to the history of the House of Worth, the world's pioneering haute couture label.

Arriving in Paris in 1845, at the age of twenty and with only a few francs in his pocket, Charles Frederick Worth would go on to build the most prominent, innovative, and successful fashion house of the century. He was inspired by a love of fine art, luxurious fabrics, and his vision of the female ideal, and was the first to set out to dictate new styles and silhouettes...