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A Thousand Days of Magic: Dressing Jacqueline Kennedy for the White House |  | Author: Oleg Cassini
Publisher: Rizzoli
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 177150
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 9.1 x 1
ISBN: 0847819000
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.92092
EAN: 9780847819003
ASIN: 0847819000
Publication Date: September 15, 1995
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Product Description
There are moments in history where events converge to create something rare and special. Jacqueline Kennedy's selection of Oleg Cassini to design her personal wardrobe as First Lady was one of those moments, not only in fashion history, but political history as well. As creator of the "Jackie look," Cassini made the First Lady one of the best-dressed women in the world and a glamourous icon of the Kennedy era.
During the thousand days of the Kennedy administration, Cassini designed over 300 outfits for Jackie Kennedy--coats, dresses, evening gowns, suits, and day wear. He coordinated every aspect of her wardrobe, from shoes and hats to gloves and handbags.
For the first time, Oleg Cassini offers a fascinating and comprehensive view of his role as Jackie's personal couturier. His international background allowed him to fit comfortably into the Kennedy poltical dynasty, and offered him unprecedented access to both Jackie and John Kennedy as a designer and a trusted friend. From the details of his long-standing friendship with the Kennedy family to his first meetings with the First lady to his thoughts on Jackie's clothes and their legacy, Cassini's recollections are far-ranging and informative.
Cassini's original sketches are accompanied by 200 color and black-and-white photographs of the First Lady as she tours India, France, England, and Italy, shows off the White House, and hosts state dinners and family gatherings. Public moments as well as private ones capture the great elegance and charm of one of the most admired and emulated women in the world.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Beautiful Book About a Beautiful Lady and Her Clothes June 14, 2010
JRC (South Carolina)
If you enjoy fashion and Jacqueline Kennedy, then you will most likely enjoy this book. It is intersting to see Mr. Cassini's sketches next to the actual pictures of the garments. It is a coffee table type book that one would enjoy flipping through causally and not one that I would say one would want to read word for word like a novel.
 Gorgeous book! January 31, 2010
G. (N.C.)
If you love fashion or Jackie or both, you will love this book! And it's not just the pictures, the text is very interesting. I read the entire book in a day. Highly recommended!!!!!
Beautiful Pictures January 28, 2010
Roger Andreas Mueller (Chicago, IL USA)
Cassini's story and the beautiful reality of the Kennedy White House combine in this book. The color pictures make 1961-63 so vivid. This is just a beautiful book with lots of fantastic color pictures. Jackie as a style icon is mythologized. See this book and truly understand.
I am a huge fan of Jackie Kennedy May 24, 2007
Rachel Blessing, author of The Rise of the House of Stone (Indianapolis, IN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love reading and learning about Jackie Kennedy and feel she is the personification of elegance, class and grace. She was the EPITOME OF STYLE. For anyone that is an admirer of hers you won't be disappointed with this picture book (except I wish more photos had been in color so we could see her clothes in their natural hue). But it is evident Mr. Cassini is a very talented designer and Jackie was the ultimate subject. It is very easy to see why the world was obsessed with what she was wearing and how her style has influenced fashion for years on end. Great coffee table book.
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