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“It’s like I was saying, darling,”
Vera said, taking an elevated tone,
even more British than usual,
“The costumes for Follies were by Chanel.
And do you know what Coco told me?
‘Chérie (that’s what she called me in those days, ma chérie),
keep in mind that the clothes influence
the mood, the character of the play: everything.’
And she was right. Do you remember the last act?
When Lady Esne comes down the stairwell
after Cedric has disappeared?
Well, I would have been happy with a black dress
but Chanel told me, “Chérie,
I’m putting my foot down. You must be in gray.
If necessary, if it is absolutely necessary,
with a light sable fur. And do you know,
darling, what Brooks Atkinson said about that costume?
Oh, I will never forget—
he said that it transformed amateur theatre into pure Shakespeare.
Zia Mame
PATRICK DENNIS
