Frocking Life
Searching for Elsa Schiaparelli
At an early age, BillyBoy* chose two mentors: Bugs Bunny and Elsa Schiaparelli. From Bugs Bunny, he learned the basics of how to behave in society and how to manage life's wicked turns; to be coy, smart, witty, and to always dress appropriately with the assurance of Beau Brummell. But most of all, his cartoon mentor taught him a lighthearted approach to life, and an entertaining charm that is to personality what humor is to good conversation. From Schiaparelli, who he discovered at age fourteen through a very strange hat in a Paris flea market, he learned the meanings of love and art. His human mentor opened doors that he never even dreamed e…
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Weitere Autoren: Druesedow, Jean / Lestrade, Jean Pierre / Lestrade, Jean Pierre
- ISBN: 978-0-8478-4386-2
- EAN: 9780847843862
- Produktnummer: 16627424
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B0.8 cm x D3.8 cm 780 g
- Abbildungen: 24 color Illustrations
- Gewicht: 780
Über den Autor
BillyBoy* is a collector, artist, and designer whose creations are part of the permanent collections of The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Musée des Arts de la Mode, among many other institutions. As a collector, he is famous for his interest in couture and fashion dolls, and he is the owner of the largest private collection of Elsa Schiaparelli garments in the world. Jean Druesedow is the director of the Kent State University Museum and was formerly the president of the Costume Society of America.
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