弗雷德里克•沃思于1845年到达巴黎，年仅20岁，口袋里只有几法郎，他继续打造本世纪最杰出、最具创新、最成功的时装屋。他的灵感来自于对高雅艺术、奢华面料的热爱，以及他对女性理想的憧憬，他是**个向他的精英客户发号施令的人——而不是反过来。他在沙拉上接待他们，其中包括突破性的运动装和产科部门，还有丝绸、天鹅绒和锦缎房间，还有一个专门的沙龙，里面有百叶窗和煤气灯，目的是让顾客可以在灯光条件下试穿舞会礼服，使得衣服与场景匹配。

Arriving in Paris in 1845, at the age of twenty and with only a few francs in his pocket, Charles Frederick Worth would go on to build the most prominent, innovative and successful fashion house of the century. Worth was inspired by a love of fine art, luxurious fabrics and his vision of the female ideal. He was the first to set out to dictate new styles and silhouettes to his elite clientele – not the other way around – hosting them in his rue de la Paix salons, which included ground-breaking ‘sportswear’ and ‘maternity’ departments, as well as silk, velvet and brocade rooms, and a special salon with closed shutters and gas lighting designed to allow clients to try on ball gowns in lighting conditions precisely matched to those of the event.

Organized chronologically and illustrated with striking ensembles (including photographs of details that reveal the garments’ intricate construction and craftsmanship), paintings and documents sourced from both private family archives and the best fashion collections from museums around the world, The House of Worth is an inspiring tribute to the house that started it all.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Christian Lacroix • Introduction • I. Charles Frederick Worth: An
Englishman in Paris • II. Gaston & Jean-Philippe Worth: The Alchemy of Success (1895–
1922) • III. Jacques and Jean-Charles Worth: The whirl of the jazz age (1922–1941) •
IV. Roger & Maurice Worth: The Final Chapter (1941–1954) • V. Perfume and Beauty
Creations • Legacy and Influence