I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist

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. A tough broad who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim's repertoire, she has spent nearly 40 years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where she works with socialites, stars, and ordinary women off the street. A Chicago native, Halbreich moved to Manhattan at 20 after marrying the dashing Sonny Halbreich, a true character right out of Damon Runyon who liked the nightlife of New York in the '50s. As Halbreich says, "There are two things nobody wants to face: their closet and their mirror." She helps women do both, every day.. She is trusted by the most discriminating persons - including Hollywood's top stylists - to tell them

Bergdorf Goodman. Xanadu. Candy Land Kcorn Because I've been pushing my comfort zone when it comes to reading material, I decided to go far afield and tackle this book. I thought there was a good chance I'd feel indifferent towards it - or possibly even loathe it. Instead, I found it entertaining and I write that as someone who has no inclination to buy designer clothing, shop at Bergdorf Goodman or learn about working with celebrities, all of which are covered in this book. But those topics are only part of what is contained inside.While I may not be inherently riveted by books about fashion or celebrities, I AM d. "Adored this Memoir, Even Though I'm Not Into Fashion at All" according to Francie Nolan. I adored this book. I appreciate good fashion style, but I hate to shop for clothes and rarely do, but since I love a good memoir, I gave this a go. I liked the author's voice from the start. I also love all references to Chicago since I lived there for 60 years and went to school in Hyde Park. I remember Stanley Korshak's store and ate at The Drake often. And learning her mother ran The Oak Street Book Shop -- oh my! It was the first stop on my walk from home to the IC to go to school. So if you are from Chicago, you will dig that aspect. I also know Miami and New York, w. SundayAtDusk said Finally, A Person Old Enough To Write & Publish A Memoir .. Having little interest in fashion, I'm not sure why I chose this book to read. I guess because Betty Halbreich is being described as a "tough broad". "Tough broads" can be very interesting people. Only, Ms. Halbreich doesn't come across that tough in this memoir. She actually seems pretty vulnerable. She also doesn't come across that amusing, as she has so often been described by others, and as she appears in the documentary Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorfs. But that doesn't mean I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist is not an interesting read. It is and it's one