Joan DeJean

Joan DeJean

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Chronicling the birth of haute couture and haute cuisine, this illustrated account documents how the young, charismatic, and attractive King Louis XIV—the first man to wear silk stockings, high heels, and cover himself entirely with diamonds—played a major role in the origin of French style. This detailed analysis combines historical research with fanciful anecdotes in order to describe how the French established standards of sophistication, style, and elegance that today's international chefs, famous hairstylists, distinguished cafés, and elegant hotspots still aspire to meet.

Una crónica del nacimiento de la haute couture, este cuento ilustrado documenta como el joven, carismático, y atractivo rey Louis XIV—el primer hombre que vistió con medias de seda, zapatos de tacón, y que se cubrió enteramente de brillantes—desempeñó un papel importante en el origen del estilo francés. Este análisis detallado combina información histórica con anécdotas fantasiosas para describir cómo los franceses establecieron los estándares de sofisticación, estilo y elegancia que los chefs internacionales, los peluqueros célebres, los cafés distinguidos, y la vida nocturna y elegante hoy en día todavía aspiran satisfacer.

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A critically acclaimed historian of France and French culture identifies the moment in modern history when informality and comfort first became priorities, causing a sudden transformation in the worlds of architecture and interior decoration that would last for centuries.

Today it is difficult to imagine a living room without a sofa. When the first sofas on record were delivered in seventeenth-century France, the result was a radical reinvention of interior space. Symptomatic of a new age of casualness and comfort, the sofa ushered in an era known as the golden age of conversation; as the first piece of furniture designed for two, it was also considered an invitation to seduction. At the same moment came many other changes in interior space we now take for granted: private bedrooms, bathrooms, and the original living rooms.

None of this could have happened without a colorful cast of visionaries—legendary architects, the first interior designers, and the women who shaped the tastes of two successive kings of France: Louis XIV’s mistress the Marquise de Maintenon and Louis XV’s mistress the Marquise de Pompadour. Their revolutionary ideas would have a direct influence on realms outside the home, from clothing to literature and gender relations, changing the way people lived and related to one another for the foreseeable future.

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