Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and held Sept. 26, 2010-June 19, 2011.
"The acquisition of the Arnold Scaasi collection and archive by the Museum of Fine Arts is a milestone in the Museum's collecting of twentieth-century fashion."--P. 8.
Contents:
The early years : Couture and custom design ; Charles James ; "Body by Fisher" ; Arlene Francis ; Dressmaker casuals -- The Scaasi label : Diana Vreeland ; Mamie Eisenhower ; Fall 1961 ; Serena Russell Balfour -- Arnold Scaasi, American couturier : Central Park South ; Mrs. Joseph Norban's wardrobe ; Barbra Streisand ; Fur ; Reminiscence: Diahann Carroll ; Louise Nevelson -- Me and my Scaasi : Mrs. John A. Morris ; The fabrics ; Reminiscence: Joan Rivers ; Reminiscence: Mary Tyler Moore ; Barbara Bush ; Society weddings -- Chronology
