Autobiography of a Wardrobe
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Fashion, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Elizabeth Kendall | ISBN: | 9780307377517 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | April 29, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Anchor | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elizabeth Kendall |
| ISBN: | 9780307377517 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | April 29, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Language: | English |
Saddle shoes. Camp shorts. Girdles. Bell-bottoms. Each plays a significant role as we follow B., the wardrobe's owner, through her buttoned-up Midwestern childhood to the freedom of miniskirts, sundresses, and New York City. We watch as B. copes with the untimely death of her mother, makes a go of glamorous magazine work, and, after the inevitable false starts and fashion missteps, finally comes into her own.Part memoir, part fashion and cultural history of the last five decades*,* Autobiography of a Wardrobeis an exploration of the clothes each generation has embraced and the smallest details in which we are able to seek comfort and meaning.
Saddle shoes. Camp shorts. Girdles. Bell-bottoms. Each plays a significant role as we follow B., the wardrobe's owner, through her buttoned-up Midwestern childhood to the freedom of miniskirts, sundresses, and New York City. We watch as B. copes with the untimely death of her mother, makes a go of glamorous magazine work, and, after the inevitable false starts and fashion missteps, finally comes into her own.Part memoir, part fashion and cultural history of the last five decades*,* Autobiography of a Wardrobeis an exploration of the clothes each generation has embraced and the smallest details in which we are able to seek comfort and meaning.
