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In January 2011, Jean Paul Gaultier's haute couture runway show ended with the image of a willowy blonde bride in a diaphanous gown. The bride was a man, and one of the first models to walk for both men's and women's collections. The event marked the start of a trend. "This ad is...

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Main Author: Mauriès, Patrick, 1952- (Author)
Other Authors: Mellor, Barbara, (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Beneath the veil
  • 'A length of horsehair twine'
  • A body of ivory
  • The inverted body
  • Opposing anatomies
  • Life as a novel
  • Civilization and its discontented
  • An amphibious creature
  • Puer senilis
  • The 'Androgynosphinx'
  • Amazons
  • Flaming creatures
  • A certain Mr Fish
  • 'Ladies and Gentlemen...and others'
  • The latest mode.