Nicky Haslam

Nicky Haslam on sharing a lover with Elsa Schiaparelli and the endearing punk of Vivienne Westwood

A review of Elsa Schiaparelli, by Meryle Secrest, and Vivienne Westwood, by Vivienne Westwood and Ian Kelly. There's some trendy guff in Westwood's autobiography. But Haslam finds more to love in the caring Westwood than in the cruel Schiap

issue 15 November 2014
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  • Elsa Schiaparelli

    Meryle Secrest

    Fig Tree, pp. 377

  • Vivienne Westwood

    Vivienne Westwood and Ian Kelly

    Picador, pp. 463

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