The Most Beautiful Job in the World: Lifting the Veil on the Fashion Industry

“A powerful exposé of Parisian haute couture” – Book of the Week, Times Higher Education

Fashion is one of the most powerful industries in the world, accounting for 6% of global consumption and growing steadily. Since the 1980s and the birth of the neoliberal economy, it has emerged as the glittering face of capitalism, bringing together prestige, power and beauty and occupying a central place in media and consumer fantasies. Yet the fashion industry, which claims to offer highly desirable j...