The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafés, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour
by DeJean, Joan E.
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AR Book Level
10.4
AR Points
18
Word Count
85,945
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
105983 EN
About this book
This book reveals how seventeenth-century French culture set the standards of sophistication, style, and glamour that still rule modern society.