I just finished the book "The Collection" this morning and enjoyed it so much I wanted to post a review of it.
With it's opening sentence of "Instead of dying, I learned to sew" this book grabbed hold of me and would not let go. Set in postwar Paris in the workrooms of the couture houses of Chanel this book is a delightful journey through the competitive and sometimes ruthless world of haute couture. Told through the voice of seamstress Isabelle Varlet I found myself lost in the pages of this book and rooting for Isabelle to find love and success. Author Gioia Diliberto does a superb job of taking the reader through the process of how a couture collection is developed and constructed with images of fittings and hand stitching that in another authors words would be dull and tedious. A thoroughly enjoyable read!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Hi Sue, sounds interesting, especially as it is set in Paris... I'll head to the local english bookshop and see if they have the book:)
Andrea
Posted by: Andrea | October 09, 2007 at 07:57 AM
I'm adding this one to my list :)
Posted by: Felicia | October 09, 2007 at 06:20 AM
It sounds like a good story. Thanks for the review. I'll put it on my list of must buy books.
Posted by: Deb Hardman | October 06, 2007 at 11:01 PM
I requested it from the library. The puse is nice. Hard to believe it's a bag. Sandy
Posted by: Sandy | October 06, 2007 at 07:19 PM
...and my library does not yet have it ! Sounds great !
Posted by: Marie | October 06, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Sounds interesting Sue...thanks for sharing your thoughts on it.
Posted by: Terri | October 06, 2007 at 11:06 AM