{"product_id":"book-scaasi-american-couturier-by-pamela-a-parmal","title":"Scaasi: American Couturier by Pamela A. Parmal","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat Condition, Hardcover. Book cover is in great condition. Slight wear, Dust cover has some wear at the edge. Overall, Great condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopyright 2010 by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"synopsis-title block\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"synopsis-body\"\u003eBarbra Streisand, Natalie Wood, Arlene Francis, Diahann Carroll, Joan Rivers, Mamie Eisenhower, Barbara Bush, Louise Nevelson... What these women have in common is that all were dressed by Scaasi. From his meteoric rise on Seventh Avenue in the late 1950s through his heyday in the boom decade of the 1980s, Arnold Scaasi has remained one of the most distinctive and successful designers in American fashion. With his signature combination of elegance, flamboyance, surprising colors and fabrics, and finely honed craftsmanship, Scaasi is both a bold American original and a couturier in the grand European tradition. \u003ci\u003eArnold Scaasi: American Couturier\u003c\/i\u003e presents the best of Scaasi's fashions in a handsomely packaged, fluidly organized volume. Alongside sumptuous portraits of more than three dozen outfits, the book features numerous period photographs; sketches, notes and clippings from Scaasi's personal archives, most of them never before published; and interviews with Scaasi's famous clients, such as Joan Rivers, Mary Tyler Moore and Diahann Carroll, conducted specifically for this volume. A feast for fashion watchers and design aficionados alike, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Couturier\u003c\/i\u003e contains all the glamour and thrill that for decades have been synonymous with the Scaasi label.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold Scaasi\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1931) apprenticed at the House of Paquin in Paris, before moving to New York to work with Charles James. In 1956 he began a ready-to-wear line; in 1968, he caught the eye of a worldwide audience when Barbra Streisand wore his overblouse and pants ensemble to collect her Academy Award for \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, making Scaasi a household name overnight.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"review-title block\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-body\"\u003ePamela A. Parmal Is David and Roberta Logie Curator of Textile and Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Her previous publications include Textile and Fashion Arts (MFA Highlights), Fashion Show: Paris Style, and Samplers from A to Z.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-disclaimer block\" id=\"review-disclaimer-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"About this title\" may belong to another edition of this title.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-disclaimer block\"\u003eISBN: 978-0-87846-758-7\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Way We Wore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49159445741820,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/2117\/files\/Photoroom_20260604_182045.jpg?v=1780634267","url":"https:\/\/thewaywewore.com\/products\/book-scaasi-american-couturier-by-pamela-a-parmal","provider":"THE WAY WE WORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}