This is a kind of textbook on the history of fashion. Annie Latour has made a significant contribution to the realm of Parisian Haute Couture, the secrets of which she reveals in this book. Recognizable at first sight, the handwriting of the famous Parisian couturiers was developed, according to the author, under the influence of the magical charm of Paris, thanks to the heritage of the great artistic and technical traditions of France.Latour begins the story with Marie Antoinette and her "fashion minister" Rosa Bertin . Throughout the years after the French Revolution, in each period, their magicians of fashion conjured, among them Louis Hippolyte Leroy, the tailor who dressed Josephine | an entire dynasty of Worths | Jacques Doucet | who made the revolution Paul Poiret | finally, closer to the author in time - Lucien Lelong, Madeleine Vionnet, Magee Ruff, Jeanne Lanvin, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jacques Fat, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy and others.