The Rise and Fall of the House of Worth: Designer to the Romanovs and Royals | Fashion History

The House of Worth was one of the most prestigious fashion designers of the 20th century, capturing the love and patronage of hundreds of royals and aristocrats around Europe, boasting clientele including the Romanov Tsarinas and Elisabeth of Austria. Join me in a deep dive into the history of the fashion house, the elusive lives of the two men who founded the company, and the rise and fall - and rise again! - of the House of Worth.
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00:00 - introduction
00:33 - establishing an icon fashion house
02:49 - who was Worth?
05:52 - continuing a legacy: after Worth
06:55 - the end of an era
07:36 - Worth (2010s version)
08:50 - Otto Bobergh
09:36 - opinion time
10:03 - conclusion and sources
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“A Wizard of Silks and Tulle”: Charles Worth and the Queer Origins of Couture, by Abigail Joseph, Victorian Studies, Vol. 56, No. 2 (Winter 2014), pp. 251-279
Exquisite Materials: Episodes in the Queer History of Victorian Style by Abigail Joseph, 2019, University of Delaware Press, Ch. 3: Charles Worth and the Queer Effects of Haute Couture
The Empress's New Clothes: Fashion and Politics in Second Empire France by Therese Dolan, Woman's Art Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring - Summer, 1994), pp. 22-28
The House of Worth: Portrait of an Archive by Mary Frances Gormally, Fashion Theory, Vol. 21, No. 1 (2017), pp. 109-126
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