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256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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In 'Talk About Fashion', Catherine Schwaab uses her lengthy experience as a fashion journalist to break the subject down into lively and concise sections. The book offers a chronology of the major trends of the 20th century, introducing 30 designers and their signature pieces that define fashion today.
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English
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"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' warnings. Naïve, out of her element, and alone in a world of shady international deals and dishonest people, she is...
3) McQueen
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1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A personal look at the extraordinary life, career and artistry of Alexander McQueen. Through exclusive interviews with his closest friends and family, recovered archives, exquisite visuals and music, “McQueen” is an authentic celebration and thrilling portrait of an inspired yet tortured fashion visionary. Nominated for Outstanding British Film of the Year and Best Documentary at the **BAFTA Awards.** Nominated for Best Documentary at the **Hot...
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xii, 302 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"The memoirs of a celebrity costume designer describe her upbringing in the fashionable celebrity circles of her literary parents, her family's artistic but traumatizing approaches to shopping and how the fashion-savvy perspectives of her early years shaped her relationships and career"--NoveList.
6) My journey
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xviii, 363 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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A personal, provocative memoir by the iconic designer includes candid stories about her difficult and isolated childhood, her nearly five-decade career in the fashion industry, her two marriages, her children, and her spiritual life.
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223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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English
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Learning a new discipline is similar to learning a new language; in order to master the foundation of fashion design, you must first master the basic building blocks of its language, the definitions, function, and usage. The Language of Fashion Design provides students and fashion designers with the basic elements of fashion design, divided into twenty-six easy-to-comprehend chapters. This visual reference includes an introductory, historical view...
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272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"A memoir by the internationally famous fashion designer and style icon Betsey Johnson. Mention the name "Betsey Johnson" and almost every woman from the age of 15 to 75 can rapturously recall a favorite dress or outfit; whether worn for a prom, a wedding, or just to stand out from the crowd in a colorful way. They may also know her as a renegade single mom who palled around with Edie Sedgwick, Twiggy, and The Velvet Underground, or even as a celebrity...
10) Zoolander
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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3-time winner of the Male Model of the Year, Derek, loses out the fourth time to rival Hansen. Now the ridiculously good-looking supermodel must save the world from an evil clothes manufacturer.
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128 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 16 x 16 cm.
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English
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"Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel's signature style and revolutionary approach to design changed women's fashion forever. This beautifully illustrated biography offers an intimate look at the woman behind some of the last century's most iconic designs -- from her impoverished childhood in an orphanage, to her dreams of becoming a singer, to her tumultuous love affairs with Europe's elite."--Page [4] of cover.
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x, 289 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"This extraordinary memoir of struggle and perseverance offers new ways of envisioning economic equality for everyone -- from a leading activist and fashion pioneer. Aurora James's story is not a "success story." Or at least, it shouldn't be told that way. Having dropped out of high school, struggled with body image, and dabbled in street racing, her eventual arrest might have been her rock bottom. But as a visionary and optimist, that experience...
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viii, 469 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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A tribute to a cultural icon and the creative director for the storied House of Chanel reveals a side the elusive designer kept private from the world while introducing some of the most unforgettable figures of fashion's inner circle for the past four decades.
Karl Lagerfield, the creative director for the storied House of Chanel for thirty-five years, not only reinvented Chanel, but was reknown for his vivid personal style. Middleton spent years...
14) The dressmaker
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275 pages ; 20 cm
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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...
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275 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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" When Tamara Mellon's father lent her the seed money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her: "Don't let the accountants run your business." Little did he know. Over the next fifteen years, the struggle between "financial" and "creative" would become one of the central themes as Mellon's business savvy, creative eye, and flair for design built Jimmy Choo into a premier name in the competitive fashion industry. Over time, Mellon grew Jimmy...
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xii, 337 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"A business and pop culture icon traces the story of his life and career, discussing his working-class childhood with eight siblings, the dyslexia that challenged his education, his novel approaches to commerce, and his enduring influence on American style"--NoveList.
"Few designers have stayed on top of changing trends the way Tommy Hilfiger has. Fewer still have left such an indelible mark on global culture. Since designing his first collection...
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384 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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English
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A pictorial examination of the contributions of Coco Chanel to twentieth-century fashion cites her introduction of bobbed hair, slacks, tanned skin, and the world's first couture perfume, in a volume that features lavish photography documenting her break with nineteenth-century styles and redefinition of elegant design. 10,000 first printing.
20) Fashionably late
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English
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Becca Davis has always played it safe – denying her passion for fashion design in a dead-end job and letting her pragmatic boyfriend (mastermind of the "Kevin Bradley Ten-Year Plan") make the tough decisions in life. Stunned into saying yes when Mr. Predictable springs a surprise proposal on her, Becca realizes that she's running out of time to turn her life around. She's only got one more chance to chase her dreams and no one – not her control-freak...
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