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Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones Audiobook
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE • 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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“The production takes a Q&A format: Dolly’s niece, Rebecca Seaver, also the director of Dolly’s archived clothing collection, poses the questions…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. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
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“A winner.”
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“Dolly Parton is a whole vibe, and this book is like a walkthrough of that vibe…Parton tells the story behind her fashion, and it’s everything you’d expect it to be and then some.”
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“A testament to the originality and self-possession that made Parton a force to be reckoned with…Fashion lovers and country fans alike will be enchanted.”
— Publishers Weekly -
[A] lavish, coffee-table winner.
— Parade -
The book is an encyclopedia of iconic pop-culture moments; it’s a visual feast for fashion enthusiasts and a treasured keepsake for Parton’s loyal fans. But even more so than that, it serves as a reminder that Parton’s superpower—and perhaps even the reason for her record-breaking longevity in Hollywood—is her authenticity.
— The Cut -
Dolly Parton charts her formidable career through the prism of her unique wardrobe with full-colour photos and laugh-out-loud anecdotes. Camp and colourful but no less inspiring, this book is for fans old and young alike.
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In this effervescent full-color volume, Parton recounts the vivid tales behind the clothes. . . . Throughout this graciously and generously illuminated book . . . [her] personal style shines brightly. . . . An unforgettable personal and professional history of a beloved country music performer . . . [and] a must-have treasury for diehard Dolly fans and armchair fashionistas.
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Enriched with insights . . . , 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.
— Publishers Weekly
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A New York Times bestseller
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A #1 Amazon bestseller
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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Finalist for the Audie Award for Best Narration in Autobiography & Memoir
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Finalist for the Grammy Award for Best Audiobooks
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About Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is a singer, songwriter, actress, producer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. The composer of over 3,000 songs, she has sold over 100 million records worldwide and given away millions of books to children through her nonprofit, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.