Steven Carroll How to Dress a Dummy, by Cassie Lane. Photo: Supplied How to Dress a Dummy Cassie Lane Affirm Press $29.99 There's a scene in Frederic Raphael's The Glittering Prizeswhen a film producer suggests a film about the emptiness of modern glamour, sex and decadence. Glamour, sex and decadence, says the...
SARAH BIGGERSTAFF “LIKE MOST MEMOIRS, HOW TO DRESS A DUMMY IS A NARRATIVE OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S PATH TO SELF-DISCOVERY AND ACCEPTANCE.” I think sometimes even women who identify as feminists are occasionally guilty of making assumptions about other women, especially those in the public eye, based on how they...
‘Lane’s revealing memoir recounts the sexism, objectification, and depersonalisation she encountered working in the fashion industry. (…) It is a thoroughly engaging book, and suggests that in future we should expect more great writing from Cassie Lane.’ HER CANBERRA...
‘Written with wry humour, quirky attention to detail, and a sharp eye for character, Cassie’s story rockets along and provides readers with a whole cast of both comical and heart-breaking insights into the world of the high-end model. Brave, funny and unselfconscious.’ JULIENNE VAN LOON, award-winning...
‘A hilarious, insightful and occasionally enraging journey through the world of international modelling. Cassie Lane’s story is at once a hedonistic rampage that would put Hunter S. Thompson to shame, and a sweet, thoughtful meditation on beauty, self-esteem, and self-acceptance – a unique memoir from...
‘Raucously funny, brave and honest, Cassie Lane offers an insider’s guide to the ugly-beautiful world of modelling. There’s sex, drugs and juicy Hollywood gossip. But any woman will identify with her struggles to accept and celebrate the way she looks, while trying to be taken...