I just posted a review of Stan Herman’s memoir UNCROSS YIUR KEGS A Life in Fashion on Amazon and Good Reads…I am sharing it here….
“READ ALL ABOUT IT!
What is “it” you might ask…fashion, absolutely…lifestyle, indeed…relationships, nothing but the truth….longevity, you tell me, he is 95 after all!
A man for all seasons and all decades, Stan Herman, has written a memoir that will engage and inform you on so many levels you will read and re-read it to capture all the nuances between its covers.
His tenure as longest serving President of CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), along with Executive Director, Fern Mallis, helped shape the American fashion industry as we know it today.
Here is a man who is so much more that a “sum of his parts”. His interests are so varied, from design, both clothing and interiors, his wonderful sketches (many in the book along with fantastic photos), to his deep love of opera, music, theater, literature….the list goes on.
A couple of personal notes…I first met Stan when he was designing women’s ready to wear under the brand, Mr. Mort…we were both quite young….I was at Saks Fifth Avenue, Chicago, and he visited with trunk shows of his very wearable/salable collections. The Saks buyers always had an eye out for new young talent and Stan filled that bill to perfection. Fast forward to December 2023 when I had the great pleasure of being in conversation with him to talk about his memoir for my monthly nenasnotes The Fashion Book Club. A truly joyful, insightful chat.
I could make this a very long review…instead I suggest you get the book, you won’t be disappointed, it is a treasure and a treasure trove of this unique creator.
Everyone loves Stan, you will too!”
In addition I thought you would enjoy this YouTube link of a wonderful dialogue between best friends Jeffrey Banks and Stan. You know Jeffrey from reviews I’ve done of his books staring with the incredible monograph NORELL Master of American Fashion and a huge supporter of my monthly nenasnotes The Fashion Book and The Fashion Film Clubs…