Vera : The Art & Life of an Icon
Mrs. Lilien | Friday, April 2, 2010 
Vera : The Art & Life of an Icon, is our second Mrs Literary Read - a book about a Mrs that I have always fancied. From Miss to Mrs she was prolific and bold - the first Mrs to cross-license her products where they were sold. Her work was so totally show stopping - that she had to prevent others from copying - so her trademark she started dropping. She was wildly creative and rather inventive - she averaged 500 paintings per year - my, how extensive! This book is a treasure, one you'll be glad to own - about this Mrs who was so well known. So go ahead and get your copy - once you begin, you won't be able to stopy!
1. Vera : The Art & Life of an Icon 2. Mrs. Vera 3. The Vera Company TM 4. Vera Scarf 5. Louisa Settee
Now, before we go - let's discuss our thoughts below...
Regarding Like I Give A Frock - I'll start by initiating the talk :
Reader Comments (7)
Like I Give A Frock had me laughing non-stop - the humor was fabulous and totally top-notch! From panties to tracksuits I was certainly delighted - the accompanied artwork kept me equally excited! This read was light and fluffy - easy breezy and certainly not stuffy! The books only blunder - is that is was without page numbers - but that was it's only bummer!
I hope you enjoy our next Mrs. Literary Book Club read - Vera : The Art & Life of an Icon, a fabulous book indeed!
Damn!..you are so..."on it" !
I did too Give a Frock too.
So, I can jump in on it with you.
Vera scarves are full of colour! They're pretty and flirty.
Some great vintage Vera finds on Etsy: http://tinyurl.com/yg66rsj
-Jordana
I thought Like I Give a Frock was a "beach read." It only took about an hour to make it through all the classically funny fashion advice. The artwork looked like it had been taken directly out of a sketchbook, which I'm always interested in seeing. I must say the best part about it for me wasn't the content, but the actual texture of the paper and binding. I could be called a book nerd for such a statement, but I would wear the title with pride!
OMG, she looks so much like my mother in law. It's uncanny. Wow.
Your posts have been fabulous as usual, my darling! Keep it up!
Hooray for Vera! She is quite fabulous. But then again, you are quite fabulous, yourself.
Oh! I have a secret (well, not really secret) affection for all of Vera's stuff... I have a small collection of silk scarves, napkins, etc. What lovely and vivid things she designed! Thanks for your cute poetry and a heads-up on the book! FUN!
PS) Secret addiction #2... Anthropologie. Love the settee... I can see I"ve found a new blog to enjoy!