Recommended Reading
I’ve just finished reading Linda Grant’s the thoughtful dresser. Those who read her blog of the same name will recognize some familiar themes and passages, but the way she’s tied everything together by telling the story of Catherine Hill, an Auschwitz survivor who went on to become the fashion doyenne of Montreal Toronto really elevates the subject of clothing and style to another level. Two thumbs up!
In my Glamorous Life™ in an alternate universe, this is what I’m wearing.
If you love (capital F)ashion, and are not reading Style Spy, you’re missing out. There’s no one who parses the world of designer fashion with such humor, incisiveness, and an incredible eye. Today she makes a bold (but completely on-target) suggestion about a new direction for Halston. Go. Read. Laugh.
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This book looks very interesting. And I’m a big fan of Style Spy too!
Oh the book has been on the edge of my radar but I hadn’t gotten to it yet, and I too am a fan of Style Spy.
oh Pseu! So pleased that you, too, have a Glamourous Life in an Alternate Universe…I am surprised I haven’t bumped into you, of course I would have been wearing my size 0 vintage clothing collection with Perfect Hair and Make-Up, so you may not have recognized me. By the way, my live-in housekeeper and cook have some relatives who do wonderful work, if your are having any trouble staffing the mansion and/or penthouse over there…Just let me know…your Delusional Friend…Maravonda
Interesting reading Deja – thanks for pointing me to these blogs.
So excited to give “The Thoughtful Dresser” a read!
I can’t wait to read this! Thanks for the reminder.
Am so looking forward to Linda’s book — I adored “The Clothes On Their Backs.” And mille mercis for the shout-out, mon amie!
Catherine Hill was owner of Chez Catherine in Toronto.
An excellent recommendation. I’ve added her.
Love vintage Halston, BTW.
Duchesse, you beat me to the correction!
I’ve Ms Hill had lived out her fashionable life here in Montréal, there is no way she would have eschewed black, or identified it with war and genocide.