Love Loss And What I Wear Film Review

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Proving that a great show is always in fashion, Love, Loss and What I Wore is a play written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the 1995 book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman. With its intimate collection of monologues, the show uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and poignant stories that all women can relate to.
The production features Rachel Baker, Amy Brooks, Joye Cook‐Levy, Birgitta De Pree, Marisa Dannielle Hebert, and is directed by Eve Tilley. The actresses sit side‐by‐side telling stories about unfortunate prom dresses, the traumatic lighting in fitting rooms, high heels, short skirts and the existential state of having nothing to wear. Accessorizing these tales — which are mostly comic but often

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