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The gripping story of a woman who loses everything-her husband, her home, her sense of self and safety, and her freedom. Sydney Wells's perfect life with her wealthy, devoted husband vanishes when he dies suddenly in an accident. Widowed at forty-nine, she discovers he has failed to include her in his will. With Andrew's vicious daughters in control of his estate, and no home or money, Sydney finds a job in fashion, despite her own designer daughters'...
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Jenna Jones is broke and desperate for a second chance. When she's dumped by her longtime fiancé and fired from Darling magazine, she begs for a job at StyleZine.com from her old arch nemesis, Darcy Vale. But Jenny soon realizes she's in over her head. She's working with digital-savvy millennials half her age, has never even "Twittered," and pretends to still be a Fashion Somebody while living a style lie (she sold her designer wardrobe to afford...
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2015.
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English
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"A darkly satirical novel of love, revenge, and 1950s haute couture-- After twenty years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave. But Tilly decides to stay, and though she is still an outcast, her lush, exquisite dresses prove irresistible to the prim women of Dungatar. Through her fashion...
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
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English
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A chronological look at fashion trends from the Regency period to the current day discusses the evolution of the designer, key styles that defined each fashion movement, and the connection between fashion and society.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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A sassy style guide for teenage girls shares insight into the fashion world and how to personalize one's appearance for best results, chronicling fashion trends throughout history while sharing practical tips from top designers and models.
11) The fashion book
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Phaidon Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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An A-Z guide to 500 key clothes and accessory designers, photographers, models and iconic celebrities who make up the fashion industry. In its entirety,
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Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Africa in Fashion explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing stories of contemporary and avant-garde African brands. Part One looks at Africa's rich cultural heritage and place in the network of global fashion. The first chapter retells the history of African fashion, exploring Africa's textile traditions, artisanship and role as a global resource. The second chapter presents...
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Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes are never just clothes. Men's heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon...
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Simon & Schuster, A Touchstone Book
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"The 1950s had rock 'n' roll and the 60s had the Beats. In the 70s and 80s, it was punk rock and modern art. But for the 1990s, it was all about the fashion---and Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander McQueen were the trio of rebel geniuses who made it great"--
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Running a successful fashion empire in Paris and New York that hides the pain of a failed marriage, Timmie O endures a sequence of meaningless relationships before a surprise bout of appendicitis places her under the care of alluring but married French doctor, Jean-Charles Vernier.
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Fashion guru and television host Louise Roe has compiled the tips and tricks that she's picked up through years of working in the fashion industry with magazine editors, stylists, celebrities, and everyday women...Louise's inspiring collection of killer fashion advice, beauty tricks, and lifestyle ideas from around the world is a fast-track to looking and feeling infinitely more positive about your mind, body, face, closet, and home."--Back cover....
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