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Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Three women led a fashion revolution and turned themselves into international style celebrities. Joséphine Bonaparte, future Empress of France; Térézia Tallien, the most beautiful woman in Europe; and Juliette Récamier, muse of intellectuals, had nothing left to lose. After surviving incarceration and forced incestuous marriage during the worst violence of the French Revolution of 1789, they dared sartorial revolt. Together, Joséphine and Térézia...
Author
Series
World of Claris volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A delightful rhyming tale about courage, compassion and a stylish little mouse, from acclaimed fashion illustrator Megan Hess. 'Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris'follows an adorable mouse who dreams of moving to Paris to follow her fashion dreams. One day, she bravely takes the leap - only to find a mean little girl with a horrible-looking cat standing in the way of her perfect Parisian apartment! Can Claris use all her wit, warmth and - of course...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Choose your character and collect fabulous L.O.L. Surprise! dolls with glitter, hearts, diamonds and more! With 30 stages in five cities to play, you'll soon build your own L.O.L. Surprise! collection of characters, collectible dolls, and stickers. Display them in fashion shows and music concerts, and work together in co-operative multiplayer for up to four friends.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
his book is aimed at patients with early stage dementia who like reading but find it hard to follow 'normal' books. With large print, short easy to follow paragraphs and plenty of illustrations, the book looks at fashion in the 1940s, including Dior, Norman Hartnell, wartime Utility suits and dresses, casual holiday and beach wear, and functional 'war work' clothing. When read together with a relative or carer, it can also help promote conversation...
3167) Ache for you
Author
Series
Slow burn volume 3
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this fairy tale with a sexy twist, she's a penniless San Francisco seamstress. He's the king of Italian couture. Who's got designs on whom? Boutique owner Kimber DiSanto has seen better days. She's been dumped at the altar by Prince Charmless, her business went up in flames (literally), and now she's stuck in Florence, Italy, with an ice-queen stepmother, to try to save her late father's failing dress shop. Only one thing could make it worse:...
3168) A house at war
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1930s London, the continuing adventures in love and haute couture of Evie and Beatrice Eliott, two rags-to-riches fashion queens. A sequel to Jean Marsh's The House of Eliott.
3171) The Crown in Vogue
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"British Vogue has borne witness to a century of royal history. Its first star photographer, Cecil Beaton, was entranced by the House of Windsor and the admiration was mutual. A younger star photographer, Antony Armstrong Jones, left Vogue to marry the Queen's sister and returned as Lord Snowdon. The Queen's cousin, Vogue's Lord Lichfield, proved an insightful photographer of royal style along with many of Vogue's fashion photographers, including...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Do you remember the fashions of the fifties? This book is packed with pictures of women's fashions from the 1950s, from formal evening gowns by Dior and suits by Chanel to simple summer frocks and casual wear. So sit back and enjoy looking at the glamorous style of yesteryear!
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Eight years have passed since Andrea "Andy" Sachs quit the job "a million girls would die for" working for Miranda Priestly at Runway Magazine--a dream that turned out to be a nightmare. Now Andy's on the top of the world: she's writing and reporting to her heart's content; running The Plunge, her wildly successful high fashion bridal magazine with Miranda's other ex-assistant, Emily; and most importantly, getting married to the scion of a storied...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In 1945, Ebony's legendary founder John H. Johnson set out to create a magazine for Black America much like that of the trailblazing Life Magazine, and that he did. For the African American community, Ebony has been a breath of fresh air, speaking on issues and events from the Black perspective, celebrating Black standards of beauty and elevating heroes of Black America--athletes, entertainers, activists, elected officials, or some combination thereof....
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