Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
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Dolly Parton. (2023). Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. Unabridged Books on Tape.

Dolly Parton. 2023. Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. Books on Tape.

Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. Books on Tape, 2023.

Dolly Parton. Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2023.

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A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories, interviews with friends and family, music, and archival interview and performance clips.
In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world.
 
Featuring behind-the-scenes stories from Dolly Parton’s life and career, this audiobook spotlights her most unforgettable looks from the 1960s to now. The sky-high heels, famous wigs, bold makeup, eye-catching stage clothes—she shares them all. Along the way, Parton discusses memorable outfits from her past and the daring styles that continue to entertain and inspire today. 
 
Filled with candor, humor, and lots and lots of rhinestones, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones is a shining tribute to one of the most beloved musicians in history, a treasured keepsake for anyone who loves Dolly Parton, and an indispensable guide to forging your own path to beauty and confidence.
 
Includes a Bonus PDF with exclusive images from Dolly’s private costume archive
 
This audio is narrated by the authors with contributions from many of Dolly’s lifelong fashion collaborators:
Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren, Rebecca Seaver, Allister Ann, Ann Roth, Art Streiber, Aurelia, Bobbe Joy, Cheryl Riddle, Debra McGuire, Fran Strine, Iisha Lemming, Jason Pirro, Jim Herrington, Randee St Nicholas, Riley Hanratty, Robert Behar, Stacia Lang, Stacie Huckeba, Steve Summers, Timothy White, and Vance Nichols

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     August 7, 2023
     Country music star Parton (Dolly Parton, Songteller) throws open her closet doors to reveal the show-stopping outfits that have defined her five-plus decades in the limelight. Starting in childhood, Parton used style to “reflect my innermost self” and build confidence—“I can’t do what I’m supposed to do as a performer if I don’t feel comfortable in my own skin,” she informed music industry executives who tried to streamline her larger-than-life fashion into a sleek “1960s pop look.” She always favored big hair, tight and low-cut clothes, and rhinestones (“once I could afford them”), even when they went against the day’s trends. Featured here are several of Parton’s scrap-made “coats of many colors” inspired by her 1971 single of the same name, a short off-the-rack wedding dress from her 1966 wedding to Carl Dean, and an exquisite white beaded gown worn to the 2006 Kennedy Center Honors. Enriched with insights from the star’s designers, hairdressers, and makeup artists (as well her niece, Rebecca Seaver, who curated the collection), this is both a lush visual feast and a testament to the originality and self-possession that made Parton a force to be reckoned with: an entertainer who refused to accede to trends, was firmly in control of her own sexuality, and expanded the stylistic possibilities available to female performers. Fashion lovers and country fans alike will be enchanted. Photos.

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   • content: Renowned singer Dolly Parton is center stage as she describes how her clothing choices over the years represent who she is. The production takes a Q&A format: Dolly's niece, Rebecca Seaver, also the director of Dolly's archived clothing collection, poses the questions. Seaver's engaging manner leads to Dolly's spontaneous clothing-related reflections during different periods of her life. Holly George Warren introduces chapters and other contributors. Dolly's commentary is characterized by her rich, lilting vernacular; her candidness; and her storytelling gift. Stories are punctuated with laughter, song excerpts related to the narrative, and a dynamism that is pure Dolly. Interviews with colleagues illustrate the joy of her collaborations. She brings alive the glitter of rhinestones and the vitality of those she's known in a magical combination of humor and humanity. S.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
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     Starred review from March 1, 2024
     

     This excellent audiobook celebrating Parton's (Dolly Parton, Songteller) iconic and timeless style could be summed up by Shakespeare's immortal words "To thine own self, be true." The glittering audio allows listeners a glimpse of Parton's life by way of her remarkable closet as she describes her early style, makeup, fashion, wigs, and more. The book is presented as a Q&A, with Parton's niece and archivist Rebecca Seaver as interviewer. Pop culture writer Holly George-Warren (Janis: Her Life and Music) introduces each chapter and the many contributors. Interspersed throughout the interviews with Parton are song clips and conversations with designers and stylists who helped create her unique and unforgettable vision. From the Country Music Awards and The Porter Wagoner Show to album art, Studio 54, and even the cover of Playboy in October 1978, each outfit has a story to tell. Parton's style has evolved over the years but has always been flashy, busty, distinctive, and glitzy, just like the legend herself. VERDICT Part memoir, part fashion manifesto, part archive, this engaging audio bursts with humor, confidence, and candor. The production deserves all the rhinestone stars it will earn.--Erin Cataldi

     Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world.
 
Featuring behind-the-scenes stories from Dolly Parton’s life and career, this audiobook spotlights her most unforgettable looks from the 1960s to now. The sky-high heels, famous wigs, bold makeup, eye-catching stage clothes—she shares them all. Along the way, Parton discusses memorable outfits from her past and the daring styles that continue to entertain and inspire today. 
 
Filled with candor, humor, and lots and lots of...

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