Unzipped: Chronicles of a Fashion Fit Model : Maier & Young LLC : 9781734798005 : 1734798009 : 17 Jun 2020 : An Incredible Account of Overcoming Adversity and Trauma to Find Love, Success, and Fulfillment Darlene Parris Young's fascinating, exciting, nearly 50-year career as a NYC fashion fit model, working with such luminaries as Diane von Furstenberg, Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Gloria Vanderbilt and others, is counterbalanced by personal trauma at the hands of men: abuse, lies, theft and eventually a brutal attack; dismissed by the institutions supposed to provide support - the police and The Church - Darlene is left to find recovery, peace and a renewed life. Unzipped: Chronicles of a Fashion Fit Model, the author shares the world of the well-paid fashion fit model who stands still for hours as clothes are pinned and tucked to fit her curves. Blossoming from shy country girl to New York's "Coat Hanger with the Mouth," she learns the Dior pivot, the one-two-three smile and how to turn a