"Beckerman's runaway bestseller articulates something all women know: memories are often tied to one's favorite clothes. From her Brownie uniform to her Pucci knockoff to her black strapless Rita Hayworth-style dress from the Neiman Marcus outlet store, Beckerman tells the story of her life."@en
"Just as a familiar old song can bring into focus an event from the past, so for the author, the clothes in her closet are like a magic key opening a door to the past."@en
"Just as a familiar old song can bring into focus an event from the past, so for the author, the clothes in her closet are like a magic key opening a door to the past."
"Typescript, dated Sept. 25, 2009."
""Ilene Beckerman has found a way to articulate something all women know: that our memories are often tied to our favorite cloths. In this original and eloquent book, Gingy as Ilene is called, tells the story of her life through the cloths she wore. From her Brownie uniiform to her Diane Von Furstenburg wrap dress, Gingy offers a closet full of memories. She remembers her prom dresses, her wedding dresses, and her starting-over-her-new-life dresses." From the bookjacket."
""A play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes and memory covering all the important subjects--mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses and why we only wear black."--Page 4 of cover."