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I adored this book. I appreciate good fashion style, but I hate to shop for clothes and rarely do, but since I love a good memoir, I gave this a go. I liked the author's voice from the start. I also love all references to Chicago since I lived there for 60 years and went to school in Hyde Park. I remember Stanley Korshak's store and ate at The Drake often. And learning her mother ran The Oak Street Book Shop -- oh my! It was the first stop on my walk from home to the IC to go to school. So if you are from Chicago, you will dig that aspect. I also know Miami and New York, where the author spent significant time, so that was fun, too..

The author was painstakingly honest, which always endears me to the writer. Her early life was one both of privilege and neglect. She was truly the stereotype of the pre-feminist era housewife for many years--not working, dependent on her husband for her weekly allowance, living in a small world of shopping, making herself pretty, and attending social events. I would have been popping pills like crazy. My mother was close in age to the author. When she was accepted to the University of Chicago, she was offered a great job (during WWII) which ultimately gave her a career. I feel lucky my mom had that opportunity and was brave enough to do the unconventional. I grew up thinking women were as smart and strong as men. But my friends' mothers were more like this author--living in the 1950's world of dependency on men.

It seems to me Ms. Halbreich's soul journey in this life involved learning to be independent because ultimately, in New York, she had to. She was so brave!!! And became such a cool person, an artist really, and helped a lot of people. She became multi-dimensional and ultimately whole. Right on sister!!


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I'll Drink to That A Life in Style With a Twist Betty Halbreich Rebecca Paley 0784497399068 Books Reviews

This was such a refreshing memoir full of color and honesty. I recommend it. It is especially a fun read for anyone who has wonderful memories
of the old retail emporiums - all long gone now. I love the dignity of the storytelling. I hope Betty writes more books. No doubt she has many wonderful stories still.
Because I've been pushing my comfort zone when it comes to reading material, I decided to go far afield and tackle this book. I thought there was a good chance I'd feel indifferent towards it - or possibly even loathe it. Instead, I found it entertaining and I write that as someone who has no inclination to buy designer clothing, shop at Bergdorf Goodman or learn about working with celebrities, all of which are covered in this book. But those topics are only part of what is contained inside.

While I may not be inherently riveted by books about fashion or celebrities, I AM drawn to memoirs which focus on the unique personalities and talents of men and women who have created a special place for themselves in the world. And Betty Halbreich has certainly accomplished that feat. At 86, she is still a personal shopper for Bergdorf Goodman, a job she created for herself 40 years ago. She describes that part of her life in detail and yes, she also dishes about celebrities and reveals some of their quirks and insecurities.

But she also spends a fair amount of time remembering her childhood, a very lonely childhood. This was the part of her memoir which pulled at my heartstrings and set the stage for everything else. The rest of the book fell into place after she described so poignantly how "clothes were my playmates." I ached for her when I read of the parents who were rarely there and even of Christmas holidays where she opened a wealth of presents - but all by herself.

That was when I understood why she was drawn to a career in fashion, not as some trivial pursuit, but as a way to create a deeper meaning for both herself and other women. Clothes were her comfort. Clothes represented security and perhaps a refuge (or at least that's how it appeared to me as I read this memoir). No wonder becoming a personal shopper was a natural fit for her. And no wonder she could share some of her passion with other women who could benefit from her gift for finding the perfect dress or ensemble.

While this memoir did hold my interest most of the time, there were sections where I felt impatient and wanted to move on to the next part. To be fair, this may have been because I couldn't relate to long descriptions of designer fabrics, the type of clothing that accommodates various body shapes or the demise of anything larger than sizes 4, 6, or 8 when there are plenty of women who need attractive clothing in other sizes. Perhaps many other readers will find these topics more in line with their interests. But as noted above, reading this book was a reach for me, not the type of book I generally buy.

Even so, I did finish this one with an appreciation for Halbreich's honesty about the woman she ultimately became and in facing perhaps her greatest challenge learning how to be alone. She calls this her "last step" so I think it is fair to consider it quite an accomplishment for her. She also notes that "the terrible fear of loneliness kept me from knowing myself, but now I am happy, because I do know myself." As for me, I'm glad to have had the opportunity to have gotten a glimpse of her life.

I want to note that I received a free review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. My reviews are never affected or altered by having received review copies
I’m a seventy-two-year-old man and I couldn’t care less about the world of fashion. I received the offer on Book Bub and idly read some reviews. What made me order it “with one click” I’ll never know; however, I found it totally engrossing.

It’s not so much about the world of fashion as it is about a very plucky lady who sleepwalks through her early (privileged) life, endures a bad marriage (albeit filled with glamor), but eventually making lemonade from the lemons he is given.

Betty Halbreich’s life was filled with a passion for fashion, inherited from her mother, and somehow, again, sleepwalks through various difficulties of her life and ultimately uses her fashion sense to become personal shopper extraordinaire to the swells who shop at Bergdorf Goodman; she had no skills worth anything except how to dress stylishly, and ultimately, a good heart. Utilizing these – or shall I say, having no other skills – she ends up doing the only thing she knows how to dress and how to help others in that (frivolous) profession.

Trust me, if you go beyond the surface, you'll learn Betty's secret to a happy life – or find the secret to living life happily work at something you love. At eighty-six (!), she puts in a full day at Bergdorf’s and has a good time doing it without having the time to realize her age and aches and pains.

I sleepwalked through two careers and the age of fifty, found my passion, directing theater. For the last twenty-one years, I have no time to get old, feel old, and cluck about all the wasted years. Betty Halbreich’s story – especially her summing up her life in the last chapter – is my story.

I loved this book and I became very fond of her after sharing her story.
I adored this book. I appreciate good fashion style, but I hate to shop for clothes and rarely do, but since I love a good memoir, I gave this a go. I liked the author's voice from the start. I also love all references to Chicago since I lived there for 60 years and went to school in Hyde Park. I remember Stanley Korshak's store and ate at The Drake often. And learning her mother ran The Oak Street Book Shop -- oh my! It was the first stop on my walk from home to the IC to go to school. So if you are from Chicago, you will dig that aspect. I also know Miami and New York, where the author spent significant time, so that was fun, too..

The author was painstakingly honest, which always endears me to the writer. Her early life was one both of privilege and neglect. She was truly the stereotype of the pre-feminist era housewife for many years--not working, dependent on her husband for her weekly allowance, living in a small world of shopping, making herself pretty, and attending social events. I would have been popping pills like crazy. My mother was close in age to the author. When she was accepted to the University of Chicago, she was offered a great job (during WWII) which ultimately gave her a career. I feel lucky my mom had that opportunity and was brave enough to do the unconventional. I grew up thinking women were as smart and strong as men. But my friends' mothers were more like this author--living in the 1950's world of dependency on men.

It seems to me Ms. Halbreich's soul journey in this life involved learning to be independent because ultimately, in New York, she had to. She was so brave!!! And became such a cool person, an artist really, and helped a lot of people. She became multi-dimensional and ultimately whole. Right on sister!!