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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories and 450 full-color photographs, including exclusive images from her private costume archive

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, and the largest reveal of her private costume archive, this gorgeously photographed book 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, from the clothes her mother would sew out of feed sacks (including her “Coat of Many Colors”) and the bold dresses and hairdos that shook up Nashville, to the bunny suit on the cover of Playboy, evening wear at Studio 54, costumes from her most famous film and TV roles, 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.

From the Publisher

Each of these garments signifies something important Each of these garments signifies something important

unforgettable looks, personal stories, and moreunforgettable looks, personal stories, and more

2 blue dresses: Tony Chase dresses2 blue dresses: Tony Chase dresses

Tony Chase dresses

1 blue-ish long dress: Cher-inspired dress1 blue-ish long dress: Cher-inspired dress

Cher-inspired dress

2000 ACM Awards dress2000 ACM Awards dress

2000 ACM Awards dress

I just wanted to be different. I wanted to be seen.I just wanted to be different. I wanted to be seen.

the photographs in this book take me back – onstage, in the studio, on the roadthe photographs in this book take me back – onstage, in the studio, on the road

I hope you’ll enjoy perusing my whole life in clothes, in rhinestones and behind the seamsI hope you’ll enjoy perusing my whole life in clothes, in rhinestones and behind the seams

Images of Dolly from childhoodImages of Dolly from childhood

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 198486212X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1984862129
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.3 x 1.35 x 12.4 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #6,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Fashion Photography (Books) #5 in Country & Folk Composer Biographies #7 in Fashion History
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