WOMEN: I HAVE DRESSED (AND UNDRESSED!)
Book ID/图书代码： 11981004B07445
English Summary/英文概要： A fascinating read of personal experiences from the famed fashion designer that showcases the lives and contributions of iconic women -- from Jackie Kennedy to Elizabeth Taylor to Laura Bush to Princess Diana
Arnold Scaasi has been dressing legends for almost five decades. His enduring tenure as one of the world’s premier fashion designers and tastemakers has afforded him vast stores of insider knowledge and firsthand perspectives on an array of illustrious personalities who -- in their disparate arenas of high-wattage celebrity and influence -- have defined our contemporary notions of female power and glamour. Here, for the first time, Scaasi invites readers into his glittering A-list realm as he recounts his intimate experiences and interactions with larger-than-life female icons who made their mark in spheres as varied as politics, Hollywood, the music industry, and high society.
Scaasi devotes each chapter to a specific woman or to a group of women, including "Broadway Girls," "New York Girls," and "Hollywood Girls." He shares dozens of behind-closed-doors anecdotes exploring what makes these women tick. In candid prose, he recalls what they said and how they acted, and most important, offers keen observations of who they really are underneath his creations. Using a privileged entrée into their private and public lives, Scaasi takes the measure of their impact on the world at large.
Here, readers will discover: Joan Crawford’s fetish for cleanliness; the dazzling Barbra Streisand’s famous Oscar night outfit and her obsession with perfection; Mamie Eisenhower’s staunch refusal to wear a bra; the bountiful charms of Joan Sutherland, the opera legend; Mary Tyler Moore’s and Sophia Loren’s unique glamour; Rose Kennedy’s prediction of a future woman president; Aretha Franklin’s fear of flying; Scaasi’s visits to the White House to his good friend and client Barbara Bush; his confrontations with Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe; and much more!
Scaasi dresses only women he genuinely likes, so his tales are never mean-spirited. Instead they spotlight the designer’s surprising interactions and often poignant perceptions of Eleanor Roosevelt, Joan Rivers, Louise Nevelson, Natalie Wood, Hillary Clinton, and many others. The book is filled with photographs from the author’s personal scrapbooks and fond recollections of some of the world’s most beautiful, accomplished, and powerful women.
Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!) is a trove of irresistible insider dish and a tender, humorous memoir of the most influential women of our time.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Arnold Scaasi为传奇人物设计服装已近五十个年头了。 他稳坐世界一流服装设计师和时尚先锋的宝座，这让他获取大量的内幕消息，可以近距离观察各式各样样名人（就是他们那些通过各种场合的高曝光率和影响力表现出了当代女性的能力和魅力所在）。Scaasi叙述了他与各个领域（包括政治，好莱坞电影圈，音乐界，以及上流社会）的女精英们（他们被夸大得有些高于生活）亲密接触和互动，第一次让读者窥视到了他的“名人精英名单”。
每一章都会具体讲到某一位或某一群女性，有“百老汇式的少女”，“纽约式的少女”以及“好莱坞式的少女”。此外，他还与我们分享不为人知的名人的奇闻逸事，探究了到底是什么促使这些女士会这样做。作者真实地记录了他们的言行举止，当然更重要的是他犀利和敏锐的洞察力，撩开了名女人隐藏在华丽的服装背后的神秘的面纱。Scaasi运用其得天独厚的优势，零距离接触了他们的公众以及私人生活，揣摩出了他们对整个世界的影响。
读者可以读到琼.克劳馥的结癖，芭芭拉.史翠珊的那件著名的晚装以及她对完美的执着，瑪咪．艾森豪不穿内衣的这一固执态度，女高音歌唱家琼•萨瑟兰的无限魅力 ，马利-泰勒-摩尔和索菲娅.罗兰独特的迷人气质 ，萝丝肯尼迪对未来女总统的预言以及艾瑞莎弗兰克林的恐飞症；此外，书中还介绍了Scaasi多次去白宫访问他的好友兼客户芭芭拉布什，他与伊莉莎白泰勒，玛里琳.门罗的正面冲突，等等等等。
Scaas只为他真正欣赏的女人设计衣服， 所以他的这些故事都不带任何恶意。相反这些故事把更多的关注投向了他本人与明星们的奇妙经历，对罗斯福夫人，琼•里弗斯路，路易丝•内维尔森，纳塔利•伍德以及希拉里克林顿等人发表了辛辣而独到的看法。书中的图片均来自作者个人收藏的剪贴簿，记录下了一部分世界上最美丽，最杰出，最有权的女性。
《女人们，我为他们设计衣服》里全是你忍不住要窥视的内幕消息，抒写了我们这一时代最有影响力的女性们委婉动人又不乏幽默的逸闻。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Arnold Scassi 是美国时装界的传奇人物。他为成千上万的“折中主义”名人们设计了服装，还给某一女隐修院院长以及整个修道院的女嫫摸们设计了衣服。他现在纽约，长岛和西棕滩三地轮流居住。
Format:HARDCOVER
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
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