Model Woman: Eileen Ford and the Business of Beauty
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062108085 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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A compelling portrait of a savvy businesswoman who transformed the modeling business.” (Booklist) . The juicy details of a tell-all are met with the nuance of a memoir in this portrait of the woman he recalls as the ‘matriarch of modeling.’” (New York Observer)“A high-powered page-turner.” (Daily Beast)“Unputdownable left me not only full of admiration for her achievements but also rather liking her.Lacey weaves riveting narratives into his account of the life of Ford with an eye for detail and juicy anecdotes.” (Financial Times)“Exhaustively and painstakingly researched, yielding a biography that serves as a testament both to this woman’s professional prowess as well as her personal life….In the world of fashion related biographies, this surely ranks up there with some of the best.” (New York Journal of
"I am amazed at how accurately Robert Lacey captured all sides of" according to Lorraine Davies Knopf. "Model Woman" not only exposes previously unknown facts about a provocative and fascinating business, but is extremely entertaining as well. I was a model with the Ford Agency in N.Y. during the 50's and 60's and knew Eileen well. I am amazed at how accurately Robert Lacey captured all sides of her personality. She was a. Interesting look at how the agency got started; but leaves you wanting more! This book is an Eileen Ford bio combined; how the Ford Modeling Agency started; how the agency dealt with the changing times of modeling agencies. I've read lots of other books by Robert Lacey (primarily about England's Royals) so I knew that I would like his writing style - and I did with this book.The book gets into gr. "A success but maybe not a role model" according to Michelle B. Braverman. Thumbs up to Robert Lacey's breezy writing style, though I spotted one annoying typo( "Conde Nash instead of Conde Nast") and one glaring one (photographer Milton Greene, not Milton Green as written). When I find those it makes me wonder what other facts were unchecked, but this may just be me. Lacey did a great job with
But she was also a shrewd businesswoman with a keen eye for talent and a passion for serving her clients.Drawing on more than four years of intensive interviews with Ford and her intimates, associates, and rivals, as well as exclusive access to agency documents and memorabilia, Robert Lacey weaves an unforgettable tale of a determined entrepreneur and the empire she built—a story of beauty, ambition, business, and popular culture as powerful and complex as the woman at its center.. When she chose, she could deliver hauteur in the grand tradition of fashion’s battle-axes, from Coco Chanel to Diana Vreeland—just ask John Casablancas or Janice Dickinson. Her relentless ambition turned the business of modeling into one of the most glamorous and desired professions, helping to convert her stable of beautiful faces into millionaire superstars.Model Woman chronicles the Ford Modeling Agency’s meteoric rise to the top of the fashion and beauty business, and paints
He lives in London.. Robert Lacey is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books, including The Queen; Ford: The Men and the Machine; The Year 1000; and Inside the Kingdom