Shopping, Seduction & Mr Selfridge - Rilegato

Woodhead, Lindy

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ISBN 10: 186197888X ISBN 13: 9781861978882

Casa editrice: Profile Books Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

The men who created the first department stores—what Zola called "great cathedrals of shopping"—made vast fortunes, but no one understood how shopping could become sexy as well as Mr. Selfridge. In 1909, his department store—London’s first and built from scratch—opened in a glorious burst of publicity, spearheaded by the largest advertising campaign ever mounted in the British press. In his eponymous store, Harry Gordon Selfridge created nothing less than "the theater of retail." His personal life was just as flamboyant—one of mistresses and mansions, racehorses and yachts. In this revealing narrative, author Lindy Woodhead tells the extraordinary story of a revolution in shopping, depicts the rise and fall of a retail prince, and unravels a slice of social history that will surprise and entertain any woman who loves to shop.

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Recensione:

...gripping and excellently researched. (Alice Pitman Literary Review)

L'autore:

Lindy Woodhead worked in international fashion public relations for more than 25 years and in the late 1980s became the first woman on the board of directors of Harvey Nichols. She is the author of War Paint: The Biography of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden.

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• Editore: Profile Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 186197888X
• ISBN 13: 9781861978882
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 310