My idol, Barbra Streisand, has that new book out, My Passion for Design, which is summed up by the first quote on the jacket:
“My whole life, in a sense, has been a search for beauty.”
And for a good price!
Practical Barbra doesn’t throw money away on just any old coffee table, nail file, or poncho.
And she’s always known how to conserve — her voice, her fans, and mostly her cash.
I was at the legendary Serendipity3 restaurant yesterday for lunch when the owner, Stephen Bruce, told me that in the 1970s he designed a silk brocade dress for Barbra.
The superstar wondered if there was any fabric left over because she’d love to turn it into a turban rather than waste it.
“Yes,” he informed her. “About a yard and a half.”
“How much?” she wondered.
“$45 a yard,” he informed her.
Pause.
“Can you do better?”
Love the woman! She needs to redo one of her early hits as “Sam, You Made the Pants Too Expensive.”