Saddle shoes. Camp shorts. Girdles. Bell-bottoms. Each plays a significant role as we follow B.; the wardrobes 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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not as AdvertisedBy Amy MacKenzieThis book has nothing to do with "Christ in Art". The text is a summary of the life of Christ. accompanied by images of Christ in art; however. the images are not discussed at all in the text and they dont support the stories being told. If youre looking for descriptions of "Christ in Art." I suggest you look elsewhere.I ordered this edition (April 2010) but sent me the second edition (December 2010. with the Crucifixion cover).I was not impressed at all and I sent the book back for a full refund.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. good enough for meBy Martin PAlthough I agree somewhat with a previous review of the book. the book for me contained enough examples of Christ in art to warrant its name. While the text at times didnt always correlate with the images. there were a great number of examples of Christ in art from across the ages and the text itself served as a good distillation of Christ and his teachings.As the text will always be secondary for me with a book like this I enjoyed the book for its high quality prints and for containing a good number of paintings relating to Christ by a great range of artists.Perhaps not for everyone. but worked well enough for me.
