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Set out like an encyclopedia, this book explains what style meant in the early 1960s. While some of the advice is quite dated, most of it is generally good and still useful. Seems to be aimed at *very* wealthy women (extensive discussion of furs, adamant that a diamond solitare of less than 2 carats is ridiculous). I enjoyed it most as a glimpse of the past, with details about life as a clotheshorse when no woman left the house without hat and gloves.
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A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux
snippy, September 14, 2006
Set out like an encyclopedia, this book explains what style meant in the early 1960s. While some of the advice is quite dated, most of it is generally good and still useful. Seems to be aimed at *very* wealthy women (extensive discussion of furs, adamant that a diamond solitare of less than 2 carats is ridiculous). I enjoyed it most as a glimpse of the past, with details about life as a clotheshorse when no woman left the house without hat and gloves.(32 of 43 readers found this comment helpful)