![]() ![]() But when no one was looking, Haart would pore over fashion magazines and sketch designs for the clothes she dreamed about wearing in the world beyond her Orthodox suburb. She started preparing for her escape by educating herself and creating a “freedom” fund. In the ultra-Orthodox world, clothing has one purpose-to cover the body, head to toe-and giving any thought to one’s appearance beyond that is considered sinful, an affront to God. She knew that if she didn’t find a way to leave, her daughters would be forced into the same unending servitude that had imprisoned her. Eventually, when Haart’s younger daughter, Miriam, started to innocently question why she wasn’t allowed to sing in public, run in shorts, or ride a bike without being covered from neck to knee, Haart reached a breaking point. For the next 23 years, her marriage would rule her life. At 19, after a lifetime spent caring for her seven younger siblings, she was married off to a man she barely knew. “An irresistible read. Written with great intensity and rare candor, Brazen is a story of longing for more and manifesting that vision.” (Tommy Hilfiger)Įver since she was a child, every aspect of Julia Haart’s life-what she wore, what she ate, what she thought-was controlled by the dictates of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. ![]() A riveting, inspiring memoir of one woman’s escape from an extremist religious sect and an extraordinary rise from housewife to shoe designer, to CEO and co-owner of the modeling agency Elite World Group ![]()
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