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Cecil Beaton and Katharine Hepburn were her godparents. Tracy was named after Katherine Hepburn's character, Tracy Lord, in the classic film, \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Story\u003c\/i\u003e. These stylish showbiz people were role models for Tracy, who became a clotheshorse at a young age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracy's father, Kenneth Tynan, was a powerful theater critic and writer for the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her mother was Elaine Dundy, a successful novelist and biographer, whose works have recently been revived by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Both of Tracy's parents, particularly her father, were known as much for what they wore as what they wrote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Tynans' social circles, style was essential, and Tracy had firm ideas about her own clothing for as long as she can remember. Shopping was an art passed down through the family; though shopping trips with her mother were so traumatic that Tracy started shopping on her own when she was fourteen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Tracy started writing about her life she found that clothing was the focus of many of her stories. She recalls her father's dandy attire and her mother's Pucci dresses, as well as her parents' rancorous marriage and divorce, her father's prodigious talents and celebrity lifestyle, and her mother's lifelong struggle with addiction. She tackles issues big and small using clothes as an entr e--relationships, marriage, children, stepchildren, blended families, her parent's decline and deaths, and her work as a costume designer are all recounted with humor, with insight, and with the special joy that can only come from finding the perfect outfit.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49756537454865,"sku":"GOR013775857","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50141119643921,"sku":"CIN1501123688G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50406245597457,"sku":"GOR008871896","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501123688.jpg?v=1751373692"},{"product_id":"wear-and-tear-book-tracy-tynan-9781501123696","title":"Wear and Tear","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Tracy Tynan uses the universal medium of clothing to tell the highly specific story of her bohemian British upbringing, and she does so with wit, candor, and yes--style\" (Lena Dunham).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tracy Peacock Tynan grew up in London in the 1950's and 60s, privy to her parents' glamorous parties and famous friends--Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, and Orson Welles. Cecil Beaton and Katharine Hepburn were her godparents. These stylish showbiz people were role models for Tracy, who became a clotheshorse at a young age.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tracy's father, Kenneth Tynan, was a powerful theater critic and writer for the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her mother was Elaine Dundy, a successful novelist and biographer, whose works have recently been revived by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Both of Tracy's parents, particularly her father, were known as much for what they wore as what they wrote.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In her \"moving, candid, and often hilarious\" memoir (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), Tracy recalls her father's dandy attire and her mother's Pucci dresses, as well as her parents' rancorous marriage and divorce, her father's prodigious talents and celebrity lifestyle, and her mother's lifelong struggle with addiction. She tackles issues big and small--relationships, marriage, children, stepchildren, blended families, her parent's decline and deaths, and her work as a costume designer--with humor, insight, and with the special joy that can only come from finding the perfect outfit. \"A powerful concoction of famous names, famous fashions, and famous psychiatric disorders...\u003ci\u003eWear and Tear\u003c\/i\u003e is just the thing for a weekend in the Hamptons\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50306399961361,"sku":"CIN1501123696G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501123696.jpg?v=1751148613"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-tracy-tynan.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}