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Shocked my mother, Schiaparelli, and me

"[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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Main Author: Volk, Patricia
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Schiaparelli, Elsa, > 1890-1973 > Influence.
Schiaparelli, Elsa, > 1890-1973 > Homes and haunts.
Volk, Audrey Morgen > Influence.
Volk, Audrey Morgen > Homes and haunts.
Volk, Patricia > Family.
Mothers and daughters > United States.
Volk, Patricia > Philosophy.
Femininity.
Beauty, Personal.
Fashion designers > France > Paris > Biography.
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Table of 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.

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