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Author Doonan, Simon, 1952- author.

Title The asylum : a collage of couture reminiscences .. and hysteria / Simon Doonan..

Publication Info. New York, New York : Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2013]

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  746.92 DOO    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  746.92 DO    Check Shelf
Description 268 pages ; 22 cm
Summary The fashion-expert creative director who designed legendary window displays for Barneys New York compares his peers in the industry to lunatics in an asylum in this collection of autobiographical essays that laud everything eccentric and extreme in the field he loves.
Contents Lipstick on your kneecaps -- From couture to parole -- When bossy bitches roamed the Earth -- Tears for frocks -- Suzy Menkes's saucisson -- Rei Kawakubo's pasties -- Balenciaga could sew with either hand -- The devil and Miguel Adrover -- The nude wall phone -- Thierry Mugler's flying shoulder pads -- The unkindness of chic -- America's next top shaman -- Anna's wondering why we haven't started yet -- The dream crusher -- Tom Ford's moist lip -- Toxins are the new cargo pants -- Thom Browne's hairy ankles -- The Olsens vs the Phoenix Suns -- Coco was a Jersey girl -- The cellulite closet -- Manishewitz? j'adore! -- Plato ripped my blouse -- Willi Smith was a right-on sista -- Alexander will need a room -- Zips up the back with no bones.
Summary "Humorous essays about the fashion industry"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Clothing and dress -- Humor.
Fashion -- Humor.
HUMOR / Form / Essays.
DESIGN / Fashion.
ISBN 9780399161896 hardback $25.95
0399161899 hardback
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