Acknowledgments
Introduction: Clothing and Fashion
• Part 1. Fashion Culture in France
1. Fashion Dominance in France: History and Institutions
2. The Modern Fashion System in France
3. The Global Diffusion Mechanism of Fashion: Past and Present
4. Social and Technical Differences Among Haute
Couture, Demi-Couture and Pret-a-porter
• Part 2. Interdependence Between Japanese Designers and the French Fashion System
5. The Japanese Fashion Phenomenon in Pars Since 1970
6. Type1: Kenzo. Complete Assimilation into the French Fashion System
7. Type2: Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto. Construction of the Avant-Grade Japanese Fashion
8. Type 3. Hanae Mori Attainment of the Ultimate Designer Status in Paris
9. Conclusion: Paris as the Battlefield of Fashion
Appendix A: Research Design
Appendix B: Interview Schedule
Appendix: C Supplementary Tables