Tales from the Back Row: An Outsider's View from Inside the

Tales from the Back Row: An Outsider's View from Inside the Fashion Industry

"Hilarious, insightful and smart. A must-read for anyone who wears clothes.â€ â€”Chelsea Handler

*US Weekly, â€œRiveting Reads for Labor Dayâ€*
*Bustle, â€œ2015 Books Every Funny Woman Should Readâ€ and â€œSeptember 2015â€™s Best Booksâ€*
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The Lowdown on High Fashion

Cosmopolitan.com editor Amy Odell knows what itâ€™s really like to be a young woman working in the fashion industry.

In Tales from the Back Row, Amyâ€”funny and fearlessâ€”takes readers behind the stage of New Yorkâ€™s hottest fashion shows to meet the worldâ€™s most influential models, designers, celebrities, editors, and photographers. But first, she has to push her way through the crowds outside, where we see the lengths people go to be noticed by the lurking paparazzi, and weave her way through the packed venue, from the very back row to the front. And as Amy climbs the ladder (with tips about how you can, too), she introduces an industry powered by larger-than-life characters: she meets the intimidating Anna Wintour and the surprisingly gracious Rachel Zoe, not to mention the hilarious Chelsea Handler, and more. As she describes the allure of Alexander Wangâ€™s ripped tights and Marchesaâ€™s Oscar-worthy dresses, Amy artfully layers in something else: ultimately this book is about how the fashion industry is an exaggerated mirror of human fallibilityâ€”reflecting our desperate desire to belong, to make a mark, to be included. For Amy is the first to admit that as much as she is embarrassed by the thrill she gets when she receives an invitation to an exclusive after-party, she canâ€™t help but RSVP â€œyes.â€
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber part_1476749752
ReleaseDate 2015-09-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884534854182
EANs 9781476749754

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	part_1476749752
ReleaseDate	2015-09-01
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884534854182
EANs	9781476749754

Tales from the Back Row: An Outsider's View from Inside the Fashion Industry