A boy and his bear : a memoir
Ladner, Gregory2022
Book
n this raw and hilarious memoir, a boy of humble beginnings in working-class Melbourne goes from dressing up his teddy to designing for Melbourne's high society. Gregory Ladner lifts the lid on a world of gorgeous women, glamorous gowns and salacious secrets. It's a rags-to-riches story - without the rags! A Boy and His Bear tracks Ladner's career as an Australian couturier, an international designer working in Hong Kong, and a creator of a hugely successful fashion accessory company. Beneath the glitz, it is also a highly entertaining mosaic of intimate and shocking confessions, both sensitive and brutal - a story of love, loss and social taboos in a society laced with contradictions. Revealing in more ways than one, and illustrated by the author's own exquisite pen drawings, the colourful retrospective is a vivid, no-holds-barred reflection of a bygone era.
Main title:
A boy and his bear : a memoir / Gregory Ladner.
Author:
Ladner, Gregory, author
Imprint:
Richmond, VIC : Hardie Grant Books, 2022.
Collation:
vi, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781743798959 (pbk)9781743798959 (paperback)
Dewey class:
746.92092746.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
760681
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Local History Non Fiction | LH 746.92 LADN | Available |
| East Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 746.92 LADN | Not for loan (Set: 25 May 2023) |
| Library at the Dock | -Biography | BIOG 746.92 LADN | Available |