I loved so much about this book, and I recommend it to anyone who's dreamt of owning a Chanel Suit, anyone who's sewn her own clothes, anyone who has an interest in Jackie O, and anyone who has ever become so obsessed with the concept of perfection that they tune out the rest of the world. If none of that resonates with you, but you just want a sweet romance, well, THE PINK SUIT has that too. ( )

‘Fear is such a silent thing. It winds its way around you until it holds your heart in its hands.’ ( )

The prologue was intriguing, the the novel was just average historical fiction. ( )

So disappointing! I really wanted to like this book...all about couture and the sixties in NYC. BUT, the plot was very thin and bumpy which distracted from the details that were included about the couture work done in the back room. Moving on... ( )

This is the story about Kate and the creation of the pink dress that "the Wife" wore when the President was assassinated. It's about relationships too between Kate and Patrick, Kate and her sister, everyone at Chez Ninon and just everyone in general in the Irish part of New York in the late 50's and early 60s. Although I've read books about seamstresses before but set back in the 1920's and this had that feel to it, which was slightly confusing for me. I enjoyed the care and love that Kate puts into making this dress, a Chanel line for line creation. She is a true seamstress. She can feel the fabric sing just by touching it. She feels the fabric carries all the stories of everyone who has ever touched it, had a hand in creating it.

What made me keep thinking this was the 1920s was the fact that after watching Mad Men and how much bed hopping is in that show, and then to have Father John in this book frown on Kate and Patrick even kissing. I really enjoyed this book. It's a different perspective on this side of the Wife and is based on real people.

I won this book on Goodreads. ( )