Eco fashion makes its mark through the ages

  Talk about timeless fashion. Or that Madame Gres was using faux fur way back in 1942 to get around real fur shortages during the German occupation of Paris in World War II? Or that the democratization of fashion didn't begin at Target and H&M, but at New York City's 19th-Century shir...

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Published inDetroit Free Press
Main Author Moore, Booth
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Detroit, Mich Gannett Co., Inc 25.07.2010
Subjects
Fashion
Museum exhibits
New York
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Summary:  Talk about timeless fashion. Or that Madame Gres was using faux fur way back in 1942 to get around real fur shortages during the German occupation of Paris in World War II? Or that the democratization of fashion didn't begin at Target and H&M, but at New York City's 19th-Century shirtwaist factories, which produced affordable styles that allowed more women to participate in fashion, but at the cost of fair labor practices?