“When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion” (Double Day, out Tuesday). As Satow tells it, the 20th-century department store — whether in New York ...

The opening of Julie Satow’s latest book, When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion ... plucked straight from a mid-century novel. As ice gathered several ...

There’s no Greek muse of consumerism, but shopping has provided writers with a wealth of material. Émile Zola rhapsodized on the Parisian department store in “The Ladies’ Paradise.” ...

When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion, three women are spotlighted for their profound impact on the 20th-century fashion industry: Hortense Odlum ...

In the early decades of the 20th century ... s highly readable new book: When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: “Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion." In short chapters that break off ...

the executive who helped to transform Macy’s in the 19th century. “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue celebrates all of the pioneering women who helped shape retail fashion and their enduring legacy ...

At the height of their powers in mid-20th century ... thing leaves me cold.” When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion by Julie Satow, Doubleday $32.50 ...