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Joan DeJean

Joan DeJean, author of seven previous books on French literature, history, and culture during the reign of Louis XIV, is Trustee Professor of French at the University of Pennsylvania, where she has taught for the past fifteen years. She has also held positions at both Princeton and Yale. Bicultural, she shuttles regularly between her homes in Philadelphia and Paris, with her finger on the pulse of both venues.

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The Essence of Style How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour By: Joan DeJean

This edition: Trade Paperback, 320 pages

Publication date: June 6, 2006

What makes fashionistas willing to pay a small fortune for a particular designer accessory? Why does a special occasion only become really special when a champagne cork pops? Why are diamonds the status symbol gemstone,...

Other Formats: eBook