TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chazin-Bennahum,Judith
TI  - The lure of perfection: fashion and ballet, 1780-1830 
SN  - 0203997751
AV  - GV1789.2 .C59 2005eb
U1  - 792.8/4 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Ballet
KW  - Costume
KW  - France
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Fashion
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Costumes de ballet
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 19e siècle
KW  - 18e siècle
KW  - MUSIC
KW  - Genres & Styles
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Kleidung
KW  - gnd
KW  - Kostüm
KW  - Mode
KW  - Tanz
KW  - Ballett
KW  - rasuqam
KW  - Costume de danse
KW  - Frankreich
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index; Ch. 1. Setting the stage -- ch. 2. Reformers and Philosophes as forerunners of the revolution in fashion -- ch. 3. The moderate and the outrageous -- ch. 4. Neoclassicism -- ch. 5. The Consulate (1799-1804) and the Empire (1804-1815) of Napoléon -- ch. 6. Restoration : one Bourbon returns! -- ch. 7. Pale goddesses on the street during the Romantic Movement -- ch. 8. The kingdom of the opera -- ch. 9. The turning point -- ch. 10. The dark side of white
N2  - THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of dance. During the 18th century, women literally took up twice as much space as men; their billowing dresses ballooned out from their figures, sometimes a full 55 inches, to display costly jewelry and fine brocade work; similar costumes appeared on st
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