Is Paris still the fashion capital of the world? The famous fashion historian, director of the Fashion Technology Institute Museum in New York, Valerie Steele, answers this question in her book. The author brilliantly solves the task he sets himself: to show the evolution of the Parisian style. It is the style that gives Paris its uniqueness, making it the place where "all the achievements of civilization, from avant-garde art to elegant fashion," were embodied. The private life of Parisians, the novels of Balzac and Proust, the theatrical stage, the connection between fashion trends and historical eras are deployed in a fascinating narrative that spans several centuries. The study of the history of Parisian fashion goes far beyond the "fashion conversation" and becomes a reflection on the global processes of European and world culture of the 18th-21st centuries.