RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewSet against a backdrop of postwar retail, high society and fashion, this obscenely enjoyable romp fills in part of the Cunningham back story and provides tantalizing peeks into the psyche of the guarded and mysterious Bill ... Bill’s quirky, unpretentious voice guides the reader through the postwar period of Manhattan glamour ... Fashion Climbing, with its truncated timeline, leaves the reader gasping for more ... His observations about fashion and culture sharpened over time. I can only hope there’s another installment lurking in his archives.