Charles Frederick Worth

Often extolled as the father of haute couture, fashion historian George Walden has said: "Charles Frederick Worth dictated fashion in France a century and a half before Galliano".

Height 51 inches, shoulders 19 inches, chest 40 inches, hips 71 inches, sleeves 23 inches, collar height 6 inches, bottom of coat 74 inches. Jean-Philippe Worth (1856-1926) was the ...

Trained in the wake of Charles Frederick Worth, he established his reputation among Haute Couture customers thanks to his Bobine heel, and became the first luxury shoemaker in the wo...

Emile Pingat (1820/1901), like his illustrious peers Charles-Frederick Worth, Jeanne Paquin or Jacques Doucet, is one of the greatest Parisian couturiers of the second half of the 19...

Included are historical costumes from the 1760s to the 1890s; sumptuous gowns by Charles Frederick Worth; custom designs by the important French nineteenth-century couture houses; ex...

If novelty stores, which had become department stores, took on a new dimension in the metropolises, with the Louvre and Bon Marché stores as prototypes, the 1870s saw a rise in the s...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Lovely Maison Worth by Charles Frederick Worth Black Satin Brocade Coat from the late 19th Century.

The book begins with a look at the early days of American fashion, when designers such as Charles Frederick Worth and Paul Poiret were inspired by the European fashion scene.

Included are historical costumes from the 1760s to the 1890s; sumptuous gowns by Charles Frederick Worth; custom designs by the important French nineteenth-century couture houses; ex...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890s when she began creating necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage and later designed costume jewelry for the first high-fashion ho...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890s when she began creating necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage and later designed costume jewelry for the first high-fashion ho...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house...

This superlative numbered gown by Jean-Philippe Worth is in a class of its own. Charles Frederick Worth died in 1895, when Jean-Philippe became head designer.

This classically gorgeous dress, dating back to the late 1930's, is made by the legendary House of Worth. Charles Frederick Worth died in 1895, when Jean-Philippe became head designer.

The history behind this iconic fashion house is also incredibly interesting. Charles Frederick Worth died in 1895, when Jean-Philippe became head designer.