# FASHION / Garments and what they say

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Slides: 13
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:36.364Z
Tags: catalog, culture, fashion

## Summary

A t Versailles, Louis XIV understood that silk and stitching could be statecraft. His regulated luxury — silver brocade, towering wigs, red-heeled shoes — marked rank as plainly as a coat of arms. Key sections include: FASHION / Garments and what they say; Dressing for the Sun King; The garment, multiplied; Worth: the first designer; Chanel cuts the corset; Dior's New Look : the hourglass returns; Hemlines up, boundaries down; Street steals the spotlight; The black revolution; Fast fashion: from runway to rack in 14 days.

## Slide Outline

1. FASHION / Garments and what they say
2. Dressing for the Sun King
3. The garment, multiplied
4. Worth: the first designer
5. Chanel cuts the corset
6. Dior's New Look : the hourglass returns
7. Hemlines up, boundaries down
8. Street steals the spotlight
9. The black revolution
10. Fast fashion: from runway to rack in 14 days
11. The true price of cheap
12. The garment uncloths itself
13. Continue the conversation

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