King of Fashion

Chapter I - Youth: My family, Bichette's funeral, The first automobiles, My Games, The Exhibition of 1889, The Ecole Massillon, My first theatrical emotions, Umbrellas and how I loved them, Mme Cheruit, M/ Doucet --- Chapter II - Chez Doucet: The Saleswoman, Rejane, The revue at the Epatant, My first earnings, My first adventure in love --- Chapter III - In The Army ---Chapter IV - Chez Worth: The coronation of Edward VII, A Russian princess --- Chapter V - My Debut as a Couturier, The Rue Auber, Bernard Naudin, A clairvoyante, Mrs Asquith, Professor Akldar --- Chapter VI - My Influence: Le Minaret, Plus ca change, Aphrodite, Paul Iribe, Georges Lepape, Boussingault, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Nabuchodonozor, Les Quat' Z'Arts --- Chapter VIII - The Faubourg Saint Honore: My garden, Capital punishment, Travels in Europe --- Chapter VIII - My Amusements: The Mortigny Club, Eschmann at the Embassy, Forain, Abel Truchet, Sailing, My first pinnace, On board the Henriette --- Chapter IX - The High Art of Dressmaking: Industrial Considerations, My mannequins, Rousseau --- Chapter X - The Decorative Arts: My travels in Germany, The creation of the Martine school, Raoul Dufy, The Exhibition of 1925 --- Chapter XI - At Work: Henri Bataille, My occupations, The Comtesse Greffulhe, The isle of Tudy, London, The Russian Ballet, Cubism --- Chapter XIII - The Fetes I Gave: The Fete des Rois, The Thousand-and-Second Night, Boni de Castellane, Fetes at the Opera and at Cannes --- Chapter XIII - The Pavillon du Butard: Ange-Marie Gabriel's Pavilion, Les Festes de Bacchus, Isadora Duncan, Max Jacob --- Chapter XIV - The War: Private Poiret, on the black list, Lisieux, Bordeaux and Clemenceau, Rhiems and reams of champagne, Military tailoring, Court-martialled, and a negro colonel --- Chapter XV - In Morocco: Marrakesh, Fez, Marshal Lyautey, A Pasha's hospitality, At Demnat --- Chapter XVI - Back in Paris: The Oasis Theatre: The shows I gave, The artistes: Yvette Guilbert, Bruant, etc, The parties there --- Chapter XVIII - In America, My criticism of and my enthusiasm for America, John Wanamaker, Yankee Art...??, Travel notes --- Chapter XVIII - My Lectures to the Americans, In New York, In Chicago, In Chickasha, In Los Angeles, Travel notes --- Chapter XIX - Gastronomy: Le Club des Cents, L'oeuf du pecheur, Editions-de-luxe, Literature, My Collections, Cocteau, Denouement fatal --- Chapter XX - The Philosopher