Jacqueline Kennedy : The White House Years: Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (778 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0821227459 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 198 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This illustrated volume celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jacqueline Kennedy's emergence as America's First Lady and explores her enduring global influence on style and fashion.
Great Book About a Style Icon!! This book is a lavishly illustrated companion book for the 2001 exhibit of Jacqueline Kennedy's White House wardrobe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is apparent from looking at the photographs of the dresses, suits, and gowns worn by Jacqueline Kennedy as Firs. Good story of a fashion icon My wife loves this book because Jackie was such a fashion icon during her White House years. The book is beautifully written and illustrated.. Five-Star Catalogue, Four-Star Book John J. Schauer A few reviewers have complained that this book reads like the catalog for a museum exhibit--which is exactly what it is. It was prepared for the traveling exhibit of artifacts--the vast majority of which were items of clothing--belonging to Jacqueline Kennedy during the years her hu
These photos give a wonderful context to the clothes, and it's clear that Jackie's carriage and persona injected life into these garments--which sometimes appear markedly different from what one might deduce as each item's "personality" when simply viewing it alone. Featured are essays on Jackie and her effect on the world of style by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Kennedy friend Rachel Lambert Mellon, and the book's author and Vogue editor at large, Hamish Bowles. Kennedy Library and Museum collection. --Marisa Lencioni, . As visually sleek and elegant as Mrs. Kennedy herself, the book offers a beautiful analysis of the stunning, simple outfits that typified the Jackie style and brought a breath of sleek modernity to the White House after the somewhat frumpy fussiness of previous first lady Bess Truman. Released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Kennedy's "emergence" as a style icon, the book presents an eclectic sele