The mechanical smile: modernism and the first fashion shows in France and America 1900-1929

Introduction

Prehistory: nineteenth century fashion modelling

Paris 1900-1914: the rationalization of the body

1900-1914: French fashion on the world stage

America 1900-1917: show business

1914-1919: wartime Paris and the nationalization of the body

1919-1929: fashion in motion

Architecture: factories of elegance

Audiences: the commerce of the look

Objects: industrial smiles

Prolepsis: future bodies

Movement: the mannequin walk

Flow: the mannequin pose

Postscript: balancing the books: between the legacy of the fashion show and the inheritance of the mannequin.