Shocked : my mother, Schiaparelli, and me
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 283 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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746.92 Vol
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278).
Description
"[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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Subjects
LC Subjects
Beauty, Personal.
Biographies.
Fashion designers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Femininity.
Mothers and daughters -- United States.
Schiaparelli, Elsa, -- 1890-1973 -- Homes and haunts.
Schiaparelli, Elsa, -- 1890-1973 -- Influence.
Volk, Audrey Morgen -- Homes and haunts.
Volk, Audrey Morgen -- Influence.
Volk, Patricia -- Family.
Volk, Patricia -- Philosophy.
Biographies.
Fashion designers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Femininity.
Mothers and daughters -- United States.
Schiaparelli, Elsa, -- 1890-1973 -- Homes and haunts.
Schiaparelli, Elsa, -- 1890-1973 -- Influence.
Volk, Audrey Morgen -- Homes and haunts.
Volk, Audrey Morgen -- Influence.
Volk, Patricia -- Family.
Volk, Patricia -- Philosophy.