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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Volk, Patricia
Format: 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.
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.
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.)