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From Farm to Fifth Avenue: How I Became a Stylist to the Rich and Famous at the World's Most Exclusive Salon
Stephen J. Anderson, Lyonel Nelson
ASIN: B00JK2XPLA
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 171

Farm to Fifth Avenue sets the reader down in a whirlwind of glittering international celebrity during the Mad Men era in New York City. Elizabeth Arden’s 5th Avenue salon, the Red Door, was the premier "salon de beaute" during this golden period of 1950-60’s fashion, and as a top stylist, the author quite literally had a hand in making the famous, infamous and the discretely elegant ladies of high society shine. The book is confettied with delightful stories of the high points and pitfalls of being a stylist to the rich and famous. The author’s story travels from homespun beginnings on a family farm during the Great Depression to spanning oceans and cultural divides. Several scenes describe a way of life on a Midwestern farm that no longer exist in today’s world—then jumps to his experiences as a "green" serviceman in the South Pacific during WWII, and finally he finds his niche in a ...
Amazon Rating:
5 stars from 16 ratings