I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, With a Twist
by Betty Halbreich; Rebecca Paley
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 1594205701
- ISBN 13
- 9781594205705
- Seller
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WESTBANK, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Other than a mark on lower text block this is a tight, clean and unmarked copy.-" Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original. A tough broad who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim's repertoire, she has spent nearly forty years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where she works with socialites, stars, and ordinary women off the street. She has helped many find their true selves through clothes, frank advice, and her own brand of wisdom. She is trusted by the most discriminating persons including Hollywood's top stylists?to tell them what looks best. But Halbreich's personal transformation from a cosseted young girl to a fearless truth-teller is the greatest makeover of her career.-A Chicago native, Halbreich moved to Manhattan at twenty after marrying the dashing Sonny Halbreich, a true character right out of Damon Runyon who liked the nightlife of New York in the fifties. On the surface, they were a great match, but looks can be deceiving; an unfaithful Sonny was emotionally distant while Halbreich became increasingly anguished. After two decades, the fraying marriage finally came undone. Bereft without Sonny and her identity as his wife, she hit rock bottom.-After she began the frightening process of reclaiming herself and started therapy, Halbreich was offered a lifeline in the form of a job at the legendary luxury store Bergdorf Goodman. Soon, she was asked to run the store?s first personal shopping service. It was a perfect fit. -Meticulous, impeccable, hardworking, elegant, and most of all delightfully funny, Halbreich has never been afraid to tell it to her clients straight. She won't sell something just to sell it. If an outfit or shoe or purse is too expensive, she'll dissuade you from buying it. As Halbreich says, There are two things nobody wants to face: their closet and their mirror.? She helps women do both, every day. "
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12448
- Title
- I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, With a Twist
- Author
- Betty Halbreich; Rebecca Paley
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594205701
- ISBN 13
- 9781594205705
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- 2014
- Size
- 8 vo
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