The Art of Parisian Chic by Justine De Young
Using artworks by Berthe Morisot, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and others, The Art of Parisian Chic explores how women and artists in Impressionist Paris (1855-1885) crafted their public images to exploit and resist stereotypes.
Organized in a shimmering constellation of five iconic Parisian female types, The Art of Parisian Chic decodes the details of dress, behavior, and styling that defined late 19th-century Parisian femininity, making legible a wealth of visual information for a 21st-century audienceDe Young deftly traces the invention of chic, an ineffable concept that endures today. * Susan Hiner, Vassar College, USA *
A penetrating analysis of contemporary costume, criticism, and women, both real and imagined, and a foundational contribution, The Art of Parisian Chic breathes new life into the study of 19th-century French art and culture. * Nicole R. Myers, Dallas Museum of Art, USA *
Justine De Young equips her readers with new tools to discern fashionable feminine types in the Paris of the Impressionist era, presenting new considerations of canonical paintings, but also broader visual contexts in which to understand them. * Denise Amy Baxter, University of North Texas, USA *
A penetrating analysis of contemporary costume, criticism, and women, both real and imagined, and a foundational contribution, The Art of Parisian Chic breathes new life into the study of 19th-century French art and culture. * Nicole R. Myers, Dallas Museum of Art, USA *
Justine De Young equips her readers with new tools to discern fashionable feminine types in the Paris of the Impressionist era, presenting new considerations of canonical paintings, but also broader visual contexts in which to understand them. * Denise Amy Baxter, University of North Texas, USA *
Justine De Young is Associate Professor and Chairperson, History of Art, at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York (US). She previously taught art and fashion history at Harvard, Wellesley, Lesley, and Northwestern universities in the US. She is editor of Fashion in European Art (Bloomsbury, 2019) and the founding editor of the Fashion History Timeline website.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781350454743 |
| ISBN 10 | 1350454745 |
| Title | The Art of Parisian Chic |
| Author | Justine De Young |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2025-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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