Every inch a lady : my amazing journey from dear Harlem to haute couture and beyond / Audrey Smaltz, with Alina Mitchell ; foreword by Michael Kors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smaltz, Audrey Lavinia, 1937- author.

Contributor:

Kors, Michael, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smaltz, Audrey Lavinia, 1937-.

Smaltz, Audrey Lavinia.

African American models--Biography.

African American models.

African American fashion editors--Biography.

African American fashion editors.

African American women--Biography.

African American women.

Models (Persons)--Biography.

Models (Persons).

Genre:

LGBTQ+ autobiographies.

Autobiographies.

Memoirs.

Physical Description:

xiv, 241 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]

Summary:

"There has never been, nor will there ever be anyone like Audrey Smaltz. Towering six-feet-tall (her superpower) since she was a teenager in Harlem, she has always stood out from the crowd. Smaltz's details her colorful journey as a groundbreaking model, Wall Street broker, department store dynamo, fashion coordinator, commentator, editor, and entrepreneur. With her creative vision and business acumen earning her the support of legendary designers and brands such as Giorgio Armani, Jason Wu, Donna Karan, Victoria's Secret, Calvin Klein, Ferragamo, Michael Kors, Stephen Burrows, and Vera Wang. Reflecting on significant people and moments in her life Smaltz's reveals how she managed to balance life, racism, and the obstacles in her marriage to former WNBA and Olympic silver medalist Gail Marquis. Forthright and contemplative, Every Inch a Lady is a long-overdue life reckoning from a cultural powerhouse and one of the most important style figures in modern times."-- Amazon.com.

ISBN:

9780063452695

0063452693

OCLC:

1582432596