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. Full description
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. |
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Item Description: |
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. |
Physical Description: |
ix, 283 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278). |
ISBN: |
9780307962102 (hardcover) 0307962105 (hbk.) 9780307962119 (ebook) 0307962113 (ebk.) |
Author Notes: |
Patricia Volk is the author of the memoir Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family and four works of fiction. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, she has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Playboy . She lives in New York City. |