"Taking her reader through fifty years of fashion from the intersection of the Civil Rights Movement, the disco era\'s decadence, and the grandeur of Hollywood\'s late 70s renaissance, Cleveland provides a glimpse at some of design\'s most important moments--and her own personal history." -- Vogue "Pat Cleveland is to fashion what Billie Holiday is to the blues; a muse for all ages." -- Essence "This is a book that is highly recommended on multiple levels for many reader. "Taking her reader through fifty years of fashion from the intersection of the Civil Rights Movement, the disco era\'s decadence, and the grandeur of Hollywood\'s late 70s renaissance, Cleveland provides a glimpse at some of design\'s most important moments--and her own personal history." -- Vogue "Pat Cleveland is to fashion what Billie Holiday is to the blues; a muse for all ages." -- Essence "This is a book that is highly recommended on multiple levels for many reader