Dana Thomas is now European Editor for Portfolio following twelve years as the cultural and fashion writer for Newsweek in Paris. She has written about style for the New York Times Magazine since 1994, and has contributed to various publications including The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and the Financial Times. She is also the Paris correspondent for Australian Harper's Bazaar.
? What Fast Food Nation did for food service, this book does for fashion?<br> ? Los Angeles Times <br><br> ? A crisp, witty social history that's as entertaining as it is informative.?<br> ?Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times <br><br> ? Globalization, capitalization, class, and culture . . . A fascinating book.?<br> ?Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek <br><br> ? What Fast Food Nation did for food service, this book does for fashion, exposing the underbelly of the $157-billion luxury industry and the lockstep consumer psychology behind its glamorous veneer.?<br> ? Los Angeles Times