Women I Have Dressed and Undressed!

Product Descriptiona 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 Dianaarnold Scaasi Has Been Dressing Legends For Almost Five Decades. His Enduring Tenure As One Of The WorldS 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 HighWattage Celebrity And Influence Have Defined Our Contemporary Notions Of Female Power And Glamour. Here, For The First Time, Scaasi Invites Readers Into His Glittering AList Realm As He Recounts His Intimate Experiences And Interactions With LargerThanLife 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 BehindClosedDoors 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 Entre Into Their Private And Public Lives, Scaasi Takes The Measure Of Their Impact On The World At Large.Here, Readers Will Discover: Joan CrawfordS Fetish For Cleanliness; The Dazzling Barbra StreisandS Famous Oscar Night Outfit And Her Obsession With Perfection; Mamie EisenhowerS Staunch Refusal To Wear A Bra; The Bountiful Charms Of Joan Sutherland, The Opera Legend; Mary Tyler MooreS And Sophia LorenS Unique Glamour; Rose KennedyS Prediction Of A Future Woman President; Aretha FranklinS Fear Of Flying; ScaasiS 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 MeanSpirited. Instead They Spotlight The DesignerS 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 AuthorS Personal Scrapbooks And Fond Recollections Of Some Of The WorldS 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.ReviewPublisherS WeeklyA NameDropping Romp Though High Society. His Memoir Is, At Heart, Gossip For The CelebrityObsessed.The New York TimesA Dishy Recollection Of [ScaasiS] Experiences Gussying Up Some Of The Most Glamorous Women On The Planet.Dominick Dunnearnold Scaasi, Who Seems To Have Dressed Just About Every Famous Woman In Society, The Jet Set, The Theater, The Movies, Etc., Is Also A Born Storyteller, And A Witty One At That. He Is Very Much A Fixture In The World Of PeopleWhoGoOutEveryNight, And His Stories Of Great Ladies Of That World Are Hilarious And Touching. His Book Is A Passing Parade Of Style And Social History At Its Best.Joan Riversguess What ScaasiS A Fantastic Writer! Sheer Entertainment!Liz Smithhe Who Must Be Obeyed Designer Arnold Scaasi Is The Warmhearted, Super Talented, Demanding, And Temperamental Genius Who Can Create A Dress Right On Your Very Body And Make You Look Like A Million Bucks. He Has Done This For Me Many Times And He Is My Closest Claim To Personal Glamour. I Would Trust Him With My Life And Certainly With My Hemline. What A Treat That He Has Dropped The Veil To Tell All About The Celebrated Females He Has Helped To Make Celebrated.