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The story of a Brit who arrived in Paris in the 1840s and created a new French industry, haute couture
Charles Frederick Worth, the most famous fashion designer of the 19th century, acknowledged even by the French as the creator of haute couture.
A new biography, based on original sources, including Worth family archives, that aims to tell the full, true story of Worth's spectacular rise to success, including the contribution by his frequently forgotten wife, Marie née Vernet.
Coming out on April 24, to coincide with the exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris.
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