TY - BOOK AU - Morris,Bernadine AU - Scaasi,Arnold TI - Scaasi: a cut above SN - 0847819876 AV - TT505.S27 M67 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - Rizzoli International Publications KW - Scaasi, Arnold. KW - Fashion designers KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Fashion design KW - History KW - 20th century N1 - Includes index N2 - Arnold Scaasi stands at the top of American fashion, an enviable position he has occupied for nearly half a century, the years that saw America move from a fashion backwater to a world leader. This gloriously illustrated retrospective of his highly successful career offers an inside look at fashion's private, social and theatrical worlds from New York to Palm Beach to Hollywood. Scaasi: A Cut Above tells the story of his meteoric rise from a 45-a-week apprentice to the world-renowned couturier he is today ER -