100 Unforgettable Dresses – Hal Rubenstein

Book Review: 100 Unforgettable Dresses

About Author:

Hal Rubenstein is a writer, designer, and one of the founding editors at InStyle magazine, where he served as fashion director for fifteen years.  The author of Paisley Goes with Nothing and the bestselling 100 Unforgettable Dresses (Harper Design, 2011),  he has also written cover stories and interviews and served as a columnist on various pop-culture topics for The New Yorker, New York magazine, Interview, Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Details.

About 100 Unforgettable Dresses:

What is most appealing regarding this book is the noninclusion of the word “most” in the title, for if it had been otherwise, there would have been major issues to emulate when it came to the option of outfits picked for 100 Unforgettable Outfits.

The other appealing fact regarding Mr. Rubenstein’s body of work is that you do not have to be a follower of InStyle magazine to enjoy it. Though the writer has been with the magazine given that it began 15 years ago, he treats the topic as pure enjoyment, with witty– sometimes also snarky– comments coming with the wonderful pictures.

Something to bear in mind is that while the 100 gowns mirror a guaranteed subjectivity, they additionally adeptly mirror our 20th-century fascination with and also addiction to star society.

100 Unforgettable Dresses

The chronology begins in the 1920s, taking us right to approximately the present day with Kate Middleton’s Alexander McQueen (Sarah Burton) 2011 wedding event dress. The author provides great tidbits of info about the renowned Marilyn Monroe/JFK “birthday dress,” as well as some building keys from a few of the best couture and also movie/TV costume developers.

Mr. Rubenstein, it appears, was figured out to make 100 Unforgettable Dresses a very informative yet enjoyable event. He achieves this by including narratives from a few of the developers as well as from a few of the women who have used these distinct gowns.

100 Unforgettable Dresses will certainly be a wonderful conversation piece for any person who wants the hows as well as whys of stars’ selections of their red carpet clothes or wedding dresses. Also, those who are intrigued by in-depth info about exactly how costumes were developed for sure sirens of the silver screen, such as Elegance Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Cher, Cate Blanchett, Jackie Kennedy, and her daughter in legislation Carolyn Bessette, to name simply a few.

The most effective information of all is that 100 Unforgettable Dresses is not a “spend a lot” book calling for a credit line or bank loan– which is a terrific point considering the vacations are simply around the corner.

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