When Women Ran Fifth Avenue

Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion

Julie Satow

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August Books
08 May 2025

History of fashion; Autobiography: business & industry; Social & cultural history; Fashion & society

A New York Times Bestseller

A Cosmopolitan Best Nonfiction Book of 2024

‘Compulsively readable: I found myself dashing through it like a novel’ The Wall Street Journal‘Riveting’ Financial TimesThe New York Times bestselling story of the golden age of luxury department stores, and the trailblazing women who ran them.

The twentieth century department store: a wonderland of consumption where every wish could be met under one roof. Dropping off the baby at nursery; an afternoon tea; a stroll through the latest fashions. A wedding (or funeral) could be planned. A Bengal Tiger cub could be purchased.

Inside these towering price-tag palaces, anything was possible. They were beacons of modernity, and within this atmosphere of glamour and luxury, women dominated. Men may have owned the buildings, but inside women ruled.

Julie Satow draws back the curtain on three female visionaries who took great risks, forging new paths for the women who followed in their footsteps.

‘If you liked Mad Men then you’ll love When Women Ran Fifth Avenue’ #1 New York Times bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower, author The Residence and First Women

By: Julie Satow
Imprint: August Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
ISBN: 9781804369906
ISBN 10: 180436990X
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 08 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Julie Satow is the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion” and “The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel.” A regular contributor to the New York Times, her work has also appeared on National Public Radio, the Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg Businessweek.