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Universal lessons come in conjunction with vibrant spreads of Roehm’s work in fashion, flowers, table design, and interiors to create a unique celebration of the facility of life and style.

Carolyne Roehm’s bestselling books have been a source of inspiration, pleasure, and education for thousands of readers. Now for the primary time she shares her life story, from her small-town Missouri childhood to her New York fashion career that started with Oscar de la Renta, to her role as an writer and tastemaker. There are the influential figures from her past, including: her grandmother, who sewed beautifully and ran a successful shop; her mother, who taught her that women need clothes to fit the many roles they’ve to play; her mentor, Oscar de la Renta, from whom she learned the fad business. Roehm tells the tale of launching, running, and in the end closing her own fashion line, and her subsequent reinvention through books, gardening, entertaining, and décor. Through it all she shows how the constant threads of character and creativity, and a passion for nature, color, quality, and classicism can inform your work, style, and life.
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