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Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue: The Morning Toilette Introduction Part I La Cour: Absolutism and Appearance in the Court of Louis XIV Chapter 1 Courting La Mode and Costuming the French Chapter 2 Fashion Culture in Print Chapter 3 Objects of Desire, Subjects of the King Part II La Ville: Clothing and Consumption in an Enlightened Society of Taste Chapter 4 A Natural Right to Dress Women Chapter 5 The Agreeable Art of Clothing Chapter 6 Coquettes and Grisettes Chapter 7 Selling La Mode Conclusion Epilogue: From the Absolutist Gaze to the Republican Look Select secondary bibliography Index

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