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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Volk, Patricia.     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.     Volk, Patricia -- Philosophy.     Fashion designers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.     Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.     Authors, American -- Biography.     Femininity.     Beauty, Personal.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Volk, Patricia.       by title:      Shocked : my mother,...       by call number:      746.920922 V916s     Search the Web     Volk, Patricia.     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.     Volk, Patricia -- Philosophy.     Fashion designers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.     Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.     Authors, American -- Biography.     Femininity.     Beauty, Personal.       MARC Display

Shocked : my mother, Schiaparelli, and me / Patricia Volk. by Volk, Patricia. Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Call #: 746.920922 V916s 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.   Volk, Patricia -- Philosophy.   Fashion designers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.   Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.   Authors, American -- Biography.   Femininity.   Beauty, Personal. ISBN:  9780307962102 (hc.) 0307962105 (hc.) Alternate title:  My mother, Schiaparelli, and me. Edition:  1st ed. Description:  ix, 283 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-278). 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. Summary:  "From the acclaimed author of Stuffed: an intimate, richly illustrated memoir, written with charm and panache, 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. Audrey Morgen Volk, an upper-middle-class New Yorker, was a great beauty and the polished hostess at her family's garment district restaurant. Elsa Schiaparelli--the haute couture designer whose creations shocked the world, blurred the line between fashion and art, and believed that everything, even a button, has the potential to delight. Audrey's daughter Patricia read Schiap's autobiography, Shocking Life, at a tender age, and was transformed by it. These two women--volatile, opinionated, and brilliant each in her own way--offered Patricia contrasting lessons about womanhood and personal style that allowed her to plot her own course"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Memoirs. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 746.920922 V916s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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