Searching for beauty : the life of Millicent Rogers, the American heiress who taught the world about style
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New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2012.
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Book
Edition
1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2012.
Edition
1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-337) and index.
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In Searching for Beauty, Cherie Burns chronicles Rogers's rebellious life from her days as a young girl afflicted with rheumatic fever to her final days as one of the legendary chatelaines of New Mexico. She eloped with a penniless baron; danced tangos in European nightclubs; romanced Roald Dahl, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, and Hollywood icon Clark Gable; and triumphed in the world of fashion. She was muse to legendary American designer Charles James, appeared in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar and popularized Southwestern style by adopting turquoise jewelry, squaw skirts and short-waist jackets as her signature look.
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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography.
Biographies.
Heiresses -- United States -- Biography.
Models (Persons) -- United States -- Biography.
Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.
Rogers, Millicent, -- -1953 -- Relations with men.
Rogers, Millicent, -- -1953.
Socialites -- United States -- Biography.
Taos (N.M.) -- Biography.
Taos (N.M.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Upper class women -- United States -- Biography.
Biographies.
Heiresses -- United States -- Biography.
Models (Persons) -- United States -- Biography.
Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.
Rogers, Millicent, -- -1953 -- Relations with men.
Rogers, Millicent, -- -1953.
Socialites -- United States -- Biography.
Taos (N.M.) -- Biography.
Taos (N.M.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Upper class women -- United States -- Biography.
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