Shocked : my mother, Schiaparelli, and me
Title:
Shocked : my mother, Schiaparelli, and me
Author:
Volk, Patricia.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Physical Description:
ix, 283 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Summary:
"[A] memoir ... that juxtaposes two fascinating lives--the iconoclastic designer Elsa Schiaparelli and the author's own mother--to explore how a girl fashions herself into a woman"--Dust jacket flap.
Language:
English
Contents:
Mirrors -- "The from above" -- A ring and a mink -- Something in common -- Gambling -- Manner of dress -- The womanly arts -- Friendship -- Lingerie -- Gainful Employment -- The vicissitudes of beauty -- Improving the mind -- Sex -- Choosing a husband -- Being a mother -- Superstition -- The bogolometz -- Reckoning -- Through the looking glass -- Reflection.
ISBN:
9780307962102
Format :
Book
