A Privileged Life: Celebrating Wasp Style
by Susanna Salk
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Author: Susanna SalkEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-02
ISBN: 275940126X
Number of pages: 170
Publisher: Assouline
Book Reviews of A Privileged Life: Celebrating Wasp Style
Book Review: Almost Thoroughly Love It
Summary: 4 Stars
I disagree with many of the negative reviews here; I really enjoy the book immensely and have ordered it as a 31st birthday present for our daughter (and it takes a lot for me to order any book - I borrow incessantly from the libraries)!
Yes, I've found a few spelling or grammatical errors and an incorrect year, and it's surprising these weren't caught, but there are so many great things one can say.
As for "Preppie Handbook" of 1980, sure it's MUCH more comprehensive but I've found a ton of inconsistencies - basically the author's whimsical images in many areas - e.g. clothing with no holes vs. wearing only old clothing, etc. Lots of ridiculous, over-the-top stuff but then it gives serious information on certain commercial chains, etc.
I'm not technically a W.A.S.P at all, but I've always identified in many ways with these individuals and the lifestyle, when and where I could afford it. It's certainly my taste much of the time (though at other times I'm in other moods and go in different directions).
The author had many very specific ideas in mind and elaborates on these but avoids others - e.g. politics. Not once is the word "Republican" mentioned, for example. Yes, the Kennedy's are shown and it is hinted some fitting within or connected with the mold could be different political persuasions as well as religions or ethnic origins, races, or income brackets, etc. Frankly, solid reason I've voted Republic in recent elections has to do with an overall lifestyle I've kept in my head..... I do identify with many of these things.
As for the comments here Salk uses her family too much I surely don't see it that way. She had easy access to these photos and using her own family as an example for many traits or furnishings, etc. described, she creates a perfect balance in self-depreciation of sorts with praise.
All in all I see an exquiste balance to the whole book - basically a work of art I find quite alluring in itself. Minus one star for a few true errors I've noticed but otherwise quite perfect!
P.S. I've seen on the web Salk's husband is a Jew; his father is - yes - but I don't believe his mother is, unless she converted. Technically Mr. Salk, the nephew of Dr. Jonas S., is not Jewish unless his mother was or he converted.
Summary of A Privileged Life: Celebrating Wasp Style
At once glamorous and mysterious, the WASP lifestyle has influenced countless trends in the worlds of fashion, home design, and pop culture. Today, one no longer has to be a WASP to embrace its casual-yet-elegant attitude and sense of style. With lively text and over one hundred images from world-renowned photographers, A Privileged Life: Celebrating WASP Style is the first book of its kind to unveil this rarefied way of life, one that many emulate though few truly understand.From the eclectic and well-decorated home of Sister Parish to the popular pink-and-green color combination of preppy chic to iconic photographs of the style makers who embody the WASP spirit like Grace Kelly, Truman Capote, or Jacqueline Kennedy, this book celebrates our timeless fascination with America's leisure class.
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