{"product_id":"9780312547257","title":"Searching for Beauty: The Life of Millicent Rogers, the American Heiress Who Taught the World About Style","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Burns makes it abundantly clear . . . they just don't make heiresses like Millicent Rogers anymore.\" —Hampton Sides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody knew how to live the high life like Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers. Born to luxury, she lived in a whirl of European vacations, exquisite clothing, and dashing men. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSearching for Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, Cherie Burns chronicles Rogers's rebellious life from her days as a young girl afflicted with rheumatic fever to her final days as one of the legendary chatelaines of New Mexico. She eloped with a penniless baron; danced tangos in European nightclubs; romanced Roald Dahl, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, and Hollywood icon Clark Gable; and triumphed in the world of fashion. She was muse to legendary American designer Charles James, appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e and popularized Southwestern style by adopting turquoise jewelry, squaw skirts and short-waist jackets as her signature look. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eSearching for Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, Millicent Rogers enters the pantheon of great American women who, like Diana Vreeland and Babe Paley, put their distinctive stamp on American style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012261298416,"sku":"9780312547257","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312547257_p0.jpg?v=1763677265","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312547257","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}