"Published in conjunction with the exhibition "From Paris to Providence: Fashion, Art, and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop, 1915-1947, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; January 12-April 8, 2001."--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Line, color, detail, distinction, individuality: A. & L. Tirocchi, Providence dressmakers / Pamela A. Parmal--Clients and craftswomen: the pursuit of elegance / Susan Porter Benson--Strategies for success: the Tirocchis, immigration, and the Italian American experience / John W. Briggs--American fashion: the Tirocchi sisters in context / Madelyn Shaw--Paris to Providence: French couture and the Tirocchi shop / Susan Hay--Modernism in fabric: art and the Tirocchi textiles / Susan Hay