Rating: Summary: Gorgeous! Review: A divine coffee table book! The drawings and photos are beautiful, and the commentary (though not deep) is fun. A *must* for any Jackiephile.
Rating: Summary: It Doesn't Get Any Better! Review: A must have for anyone fascinated about Jackie Kennedy or fashion. Congradulations to Oleg Cassini for a most unique book. The perfect book to leave on your coffee table to have friends and family enjoying it also. A Winner!!!!!!!! FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT JACKIE ONASSIS, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT MellissaLD@aol.com. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating: Summary: DAZZLING Review: A must have for anyone fascinated about Jackie Kennedy or fashion. Congradulations to Oleg Cassini for a most unique book. The perfect book to leave on your coffee table to have friends and family enjoying it also. A Winner!!!!!!!! FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT JACKIE ONASSIS, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT MellissaLD@aol.com. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating: Summary: Fabulous Review: Anyone interested in either fashion (like me) or Jackie Kennedy will enjoy this book. The photographs are beautiful and provide a comprehensive summary of the "Jackie Kennedy look". I was born in 1970 and the photographs have shown me how much Mrs Kennedy stood out from all the other political wives of the time, something I hadn't realised until I read this book.
Rating: Summary: Top Jackie Fashion Book ! Review: As far as I am concerned this is THE top book about Jackie's Fashions and I have either read, bought, or extensively reviewed all of them. This big coffee table book written by Oleg Cassini contains more information, better pictures and sketches than any other book about Jackie's fashions. In fact,I would say in some ways it is almost a biography of Jackie albeit a heavily illustrated one. Do not let the new influx of books about Jackie's fashions deter you from buying this book. The new books that came out around the time of the exhibit of her fashions at the Met are all ok . And Hamish Bowles book about the exhibit was the best of the three released during this timeframe. However none of these books match the lushness of Cassini's book!
Rating: Summary: Chic, but pictures were rather tiny Review: I bought this book before all the Jackie style books came out. This is a good book, and what Oleg says of Jackie is insightful--but the pictures were secondary to the words! (And the cost!) There would be a drawing taking up the whole page, with this little picture of Jackie. Plus, it doesn't have all the clothes she wore--and--- They are not all his clothes!...This book, however, is a nice companion book to the Jay Mulveney book, or even the Hamish Bowles if you chose to buy that....If you want to know about Jackie's style, buy this or the IN THE KENNEDY STYLE by Latetia Baldridge, or especially the Jay Mulveney book.
Rating: Summary: An Exquisite Book Capturing an Exquisite Woman Review: I bought this book in 1995 when it first came out, it has held up beautifully, and is one of my all time favorite books about Jackie. A large, coffee table book that is filled with exquisite photos from Jackie's wedding day to President Kennedy through her time as First Lady, and her later years. Jackie has always been one of my favorite role models, and Oleg Cassini did one fantastic job in showing the sketches of clothing illustrations, as well as when and where Jackie wore them. He gives wonderful and detailed paragraphs of information that are respectful of Jackie. The book also has clear copies of the many letters of gratitude Jackie has written, as well as the many activities she was involved in. It is a true and dignified portrait of Jackie's greatest 1,000 days, and is a timeless treasure, showing the class, dignity, heart, and soul of a woman who will forever remain eternal. HIGHLY Recommended for the beautiful and dignified manner with which it is presented.
Rating: Summary: lovely, lovely book Review: More than just the pillbox. Gorgeous dresses and charming suits, Jackie Kennedy always looked beautiful and elegant. This book is a lovely way to remember her.
Rating: Summary: It Doesn't Get Any Better! Review: One of my all time favorites. The photo quality and choice is great (so many Jackie books skimp on this point), the layout is fabulous, Cassini's explanation of how decisions were made and his correspondence with Jackie is fascinating. The only thing I felt this book lacked was good photos of the dresses themselves, on dummies so that one could admire the details; buy the equally excellent Met Museum catalog and you've got the perfect guide to Jackie's chic.
Rating: Summary: Beautiful ! Review: This book is so magnifiquely edited that I'm sure that not only a Jackie fan but also everyone can enjoy it. A Must-have for Jackie-Manias and for those who are interested in real "style".
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