Dolly Parton

I read and listened to the audio of this memoir by Dolly Parton, who is one of the narrators of this tour through her closet of rhinestone-studded dresses and jumpsuits, jeans, shoes, and even wigs that she wore throughout her career. Defying all the advice that her sparkly, tight low-cut dresses, big hair, and high heels made her look “cheap” and would cause others not to take her seriously, Ms. Parton stuck to the flashy, over-the-top style that made her the most comfortable. The book has over 400 photos of her clothing and accessories, and, with the assistance of her niece, Rebecca Seaver, and music journalist Holly George-Warren, Ms. Parton takes readers on a tour of how her style evolved over the decades of her singing and acting career from the 1960s on. Ms. Parton’s passion comes through on every page of this personal and professional history of this national treasure.… (meer)