Reviews for Love, Loss, and What I Wore My Life in Fashion

The average rating for Love, Loss, and What I Wore My Life in Fashion based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-30 00:00:00 Wanda Gould This book makes me wish that I had a better fashion sense! This is the type of memoir that I can appreciate...a time capsule of a life based on what and when she wore outfits. Bravo!

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-28 00:00:00 Irving Fong I met Ilene Beckerman at the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop at the University of Dayton. Ilene is a striking older woman in a sparkling headscarf that complements her "diamond" nose jewel. Her gypsy countenance is hard to miss. It was after we struck up a friendly banter that I discovered she is the author of the subtly moving "Love, Loss, and What I Wore," which was made into an off-Broadway play by sisters Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. Ilene spoke at one of the workshop lunches, and her understated charm matched that of her book. Through declarative sentences, Ilene describes the dresses (many sewn by her mother she lost when she was twelve) she wore during the chapters of her life. Her sprightly drawings of herself capture her alluring, heavy-lidded eyes and the striking fashions she wore. This book shimmers with sweetness, depth and charisma--just like Ilene Beckerman.