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Title: Crowns : Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats by Craig Marberry, Michael Cunningham ISBN: 0-385-50086-6 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.96 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Go get this book, NOW!!
Comment: I first heard about this book on the CBS Sunday Morning program, telecast just before Christmas 2000 (write to CBS for a copy of that tape, if you missed it. It features the book's authors and some of the women they photographed. You won't regret it!) I fought Christmas crowds to go to the nearest bookstore to see it firsthand. I was blown away! I'm getting to "that age" when the mothers of the church are wondering when Miss Esteen's girl is finally going to start wearing hats to church. This book is pushing me closer to that day! Don't let the fact that the photos are in black & white, not color, deter you from buying this book. In a lot of ways, the black & white photography helps bring out the true beauty; I think color photography might have actually been a distraction from that. The only thing more beautiful than the hats in this book are the women that are wearing them! Pride, dignity and strength are on each page. If it were only about fashion, I wouldn't recommend this book so highly; it's the women who wear the hats, their spirit and their thoughts and that make this book. To the ladies photographed, I have only one thing to say: I want to be just like you when I grow up!
Rating: 5
Summary: "We know inside that we're queens, and hats are the crowns "
Comment: I live in Atlanta and for years I have driven by African-American Churches getting out on Sunday morning. When I pass these churches I often slow down and gaze at the uniquely dressed women coming out the doors -- all dressed to the nines, and most of them are wearing their crowns. For the African-American churchgoing women hats are not mere fashion statements they are integral expression of faith and cultural identity. The Apostle Paul should be thanked daily by all milliners for Paul furthered the fashion of wearing hats to church by writing "Every woman who prays or prophecies with her head unveiled dishonors her head" (I Cor. 11:5).
The hats in this book are as unique and alive as the women that wear them. Michael Cunningham, using black & white film, has beautifully captured the panache that these women and their chapeau's express. Just as every hat in this book has a woman, so every woman in this book has a story about her hats, and I think you will love their stories. This is a refreshing, original book that is not only is captivating but anthropological educational. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hooray for Hats !
Comment: The black and white photos are as expressive as the wonderful stories about how these charming ladies began their love affairs with hats. Each story is unique and also very much like the others. There is lots of unexpected humor. I have been inspired to continue wearing and buying more hats. Love the book. Thank you Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Marberry and all the ladies who shared their thoughts and their hats.
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Title: Spirit of Harlem: A Portrait of America's Most Exciting Neighborhood by Craig Marberry, Michael Cunningham ISBN: 0385504063 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Hat Tricks: 80 Instant Makeovers to Transform Ordinary Hats into Fabulous Creations by Terence Terry ISBN: 1579900399 Publisher: Sterling Publishing Pub. Date: 31 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Hat Book: Creating Hats for Every Occasion by Juliet Bawden ISBN: 0937274739 Publisher: Sterling Publishing Pub. Date: 31 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Classic Millinery Techniques: A Complete Guide to Making & Designing Today's Hats by Ann Albrizio, Osnat Lustig, Ted Morrison ISBN: 157990274X Publisher: Lark Books Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Century of Hats: Headturning Style of the Twentieth Century by Susie Hopkins ISBN: 0785811133 Publisher: Book Sales Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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