Paula Wallace – författare

Published to coincide with the premiere fashion exhibition at the SCAD Museum of Art, this book is a tribute to fashion's most defiant, elegant, enduring, and mesmerizing of creations: the little black dress.

A selectively curated overview of the little black dress in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, organized by Vogue contributing editor and fashion force André Leon Talley and published on the occasion of an exhibition at the SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah College of Art and Design), André Leon Talley Gallery. Featuring an impeccably selected group of about sixty dresses from many of the most eminent fashion houses, the book is a celebratory tribute to the iconic little black dress and its deeply resonant cultural and social significance in the modern era.Defined by the simplest parameters—color and shape—yet voluminous in possibility, the little black dress is personalized by the designer who imagined it and the woman who wears it. In one silhouette it can capture a woman's allure, and in one evening worn provide her with a reservoir of memories. It can sum up in one wardrobe reconnaissance the way you wore the way you were. A little black dress in any other color could dent a reputation; in black it can only elevate one. Whether made from the most superior fabrics, or designed in cutting-edge neoprene, the little black dress maintains its status as the game-changer, the free spirit and pleasure-seeker (Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy in Breakfast at Tiffany's), the career-launcher (Elizabeth Hurley in Versace), the going-for-broke risk-taker (Virginie Gautreau as Madame X), inevitably revealing truths about the women who have chosen to wear one.Three original essays offer personal histories in praise of the little black dress. An introduction by André Leon Talley and a foreword by Paula Wallace complete this exquisite volume. Together with a stunning collection of images, this book presents a singularly elegant portfolio.

A visual celebration of André Leon Talley’s life that centers his personal style as a lens on his contributions to fashion history.This lavish volume reflects on the life of André Leon Talley and his impactful ascent to the height of global fashion. Many of Talley’s most iconic looks—from his suits and straw Breton boater in Paris of the late seventies to the opulent custom capes and coats he made famous—are newly photographed and presented alongside archival imagery. From his days as Diana Vreeland’s apprentice at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to Andy Warhol’s Factory and Interview Magazine, to Paris bureau chief for Women’s Wear Daily, to positions at W, The New York Times, Ebony, and Vogue, where he served as the magazine’s first African American creative director, Talley’s exuberant personality and voice guided thousands through the glamorous world of high fashion. Essays, stories, and memories from industry luminaries who experienced his singular character reflect on a legacy in fashion spanning more than four decades. A posthumous commemoration of Talley, this celebratory volume offers a rare view into his world, the people who shared it, and the creation of one of the most iconic figures in fashion history.

Dazzling, Volume 1 of the Mallory O''Shaughnessy series, is a story about love: Gods love and provision, parental love and protection, and romantic love and perseverance. Can God meet the needs of Mallory and Suzanne OShaughnessy, now that Patrick has passed away? Seventeen-year-old Mallory discovers that Psalms 104:24 is absolutely true: O Lord, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom thou hast made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

The Lord has filled her life with riches from the diamonds in her yard, to her friends, to the guardian and his family whom her daddy put into place before he passed away. Can her love for her childhood sweetheart prevail over physical separation and the attempts people are making to keep them apart? Mallory is amazed at the Lords tender presence as danger opposes, and her life takes some unexpected turns.

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Teenager Mallory OShaughnessy mourns the recent death of her father and is still reeling from her narrow escape from being killed. While keeping up her high school studies, Mallory must deal with her lavish lifestyle and the challenges that wealth brings. But she trusts in God to help her make the right choices.

TREASURES, this sequel to Dazzling: The Mallory O''Shaughnessy Saga, takes Mallory to new destinations and new dangers as she pursues Gods exciting plan for her life. She steps eagerly into the future and begins to understand that Romans 8:28 is true, and that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.From small-town girl to world traveler, God enriches Mallorys life with treasured friends and eye-popping experiences. From Istanbul to Mt. Ararat in Turkey, with harrowing escapes from danger, her life is far from boring. Never in the furthest reaches of her imagination could she have planned the rich abundance of sights and wonders. Then, check out WEALTH: Volume 3 of the Mallory O''Shaughnessy series!

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