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Brands and Labels
Jane M. Pavitt
In the period 1880–1914, couture businesses such as Worth and Paquin sold through an international network of department stores. In their attempts to cut down on illegal copying, they also sold reproduction rights to private dressmaking salons. (English)
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Copying French Couture for American Consumers
Sara Idacavage
couture houses regularly authorized foreign dressmaking businesses to reproduce their designs under strict guidelines. (English)