Autobiography of a Wardrobe

Download or read book Autobiography of a Wardrobe written by Elizabeth Kendall and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saddle shoes. Camp shorts. Girdles. Bell-bottoms. Each plays a significant role as we follow B., the wardrobe's owner, through her buttoned-up Midwestern childhood to the freedom of miniskirts, sundresses, and New York City. We watch as B. copes with the untimely death of her mother, makes a go of glamorous magazine work, and, after the inevitable false starts and fashion missteps, finally comes into her own.Part memoir, part fashion and cultural history of the last five decades, Autobiography of a Wardrobe is an exploration of the clothes each generation has embraced and the smallest details in which we are able to seek comfort and meaning.