Fashion design--France--History--20th century
Forewords. Alaïa afore Alaïa / Olivier Saillard -- Escort the contemporary toward eternity / Emanuele Coccia -- Birth of a signature / Laurence Benaïm -- Tunisia. The school of sensations, 1935-55 -- Paris. The sweet city, 1956-68 -- Fashion on the body. The school of women, 1969-82.