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22) Iris
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look into the life of fashion icon Iris Apfel, and her husband of over 60 years: the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven with an outsized presence on the New York & Palm Beach fashion scenes. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, Iris continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a middle-class Queens upbringing during the Great Depression.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Esther Murphy was a brilliant New York intellectual who dazzled friends and strangers with an unstoppable flow of conversation. But she never finished the books she was contracted to write-a painful failure and yet a kind of achievement.
The quintessential fan, Mercedes de Acosta had intimate friendships with the legendary actresses and dancers of the twentieth century. Her ephemeral legacy lies in the thousands of objects she collected to preserve...
24) Diamond Spur
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Texas rancher Jason Donovan was known for his temper, his brooding nature and his deep distrust of women. No one at the Diamond Spur ranch could stand his moods--except Kate Whitman. Kate was young and inexperienced, but she knew that Jason was the only man for her. She wanted him more than anything, but he offered her only brotherly protection--until the day she discovered that Jason's desire was as strong as her own. But Jason was not interested...
25) Melting the ice
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Berkley Sensation trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
Everythings coming together for budding fashion designer Carolina Preston. Only months away from having her own line, she could use some publicity. Thats when her brother suggests his best friend as a model, hockey player Drew Hogan. Carolina and Drew already have a history, a hot one, back in college. Unforgettable for Carolina, but for Drew, just another slap shot. This time, though, its different. His perfect body would be for professional use...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
As the face of her eponymous couture bridal business, Erin Cole radiates refined elegance. But the designer's glamorous lifestyle and sweeping success belie a childhood marked by profound dysfunction.
Raised on a steady diet of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and death, no one would have expected Cole to go on to become a force in the fashion world. As a child, she often had no access to food; other times she was force-fed until she vomited. At home...
28) Fashionably late
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First Downtown Press trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
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...
29) Women in fashion
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Pioneers in the fashion industry have launched worldwide trends with their styles. Women in Fashion introduces readers to some of the most influential fashion designers, including Vera Wang, Tracy Reese, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Two weeks in Singapore... ... a deal to change everything Designer Christy Minslow's put everything into her fashion brand. Now she wants to focus on her designs, not balancing the books. When billionaire James Cooper-Ford invites her to discuss buying her out, she's intrigued! After a past bitter betrayal, she's cautious of James's reputation. But in reality, there's more to him than meets the eye. He's funny, charming, attractive... and quite possibly...
31) Beach colors
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Fans of Jane Green and Kristin Hannah are going to adore Beach Colors, a fun, heartwarming, and sandy story from Shelley Noble, a former dancer and choreographer whose credits include the films Mona Lisa Smile and The Game Plan. The perfect beach read, Beach Colors tells the story of a respected New York City fashion designer who returns to her tiny coastal Connecticut home town when her city life implodes-only to find herself falling hard for a local...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It was a sizzling encounter...
Then a baby binds them forever!
A hotel booking mix-up in Venice means wedding-dress designer Sabrina Midhurst must share a room with her nemesis: wealthy, brooding businessman Max Firbank. It's infuriating-until an unexpected night of passion awakens a need Sabrina didn't even know was possible! They've always battled their supercharged attraction, so when Sabrina confesses she's pregnant, she's stunned by Max's...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Empowering and encouraging, this picture book biography of the first nationally known African American fashion designer, who dressed millionaires and movie stars, details her creative process as well as the obstacles she overcame to become the best"--
Author
Series
Wicked lovers volume 12
Pub. Date
©2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Mixing business with pleasure can be a dangerous proposition.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
All of Karen Kahn's dreams seem to be coming true. She's been honored with the fashion industry's most coveted award, her marriage is thriving, and some very impressive money is being dangled in front of her in a proposed buyout. The only thing missing is what she craves most-a baby. When she receives the heartbreaking news that she'll never be able to have a child, it feels like the doctor's verdict has pulled a loose thread-and suddenly everything...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
By the 1930s Elsa Schiaparelli had captivated the fashion world in Paris, but before that, she was a little girl in Rome who didn t feel pretty at all. Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli is the enchanting story for young readers of how a young girl used her imagination and emerged from plain to extraordinary.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Vicky Tiel started as an "it" girl of the 1960s and has had a four decade career designing clothes that make real women look fabulous. Her sexy, fresh hot pants and miniskirts were used by Woody Allen in his first movie, What's New, Pussycat?, her classic design inspired the red dress that transformed Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, and her creations are worn today by stars such as Halle Berry and Kim Kardashian. Tiel's own life has been dance-the-night-away...
38) Coco Chanel
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Large colorful illustrations accent this brief biography of the famous French fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco Chanel.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Rock star Syon Braden writes and plays the most extreme-and profitable-music from the depths of his shredded heart. He's got a double platinum record, adoring fans, and success for his band Toxsin-but it's what he can't have that he craves. Custom leather designer Kate Napier has her sights set on success, and that means keeping irresistible rock stars like Syon out of her bed. The chance to tour with the band and provide them with a fantastic custom...
Author
Language
English
Description
Compelling and multilayered, Mommy Dressing recounts the author's bittersweet girlhood as the daughter of one of America's first star designers. Lois Gould now offers a memoir that is at once a personal history of her family and a fascinating portrayal of New York's emergence as the world's fashion and glamour capital. Both stories revolve around the central figure of Jo Copeland, a brilliant artist and working mother whose career spanned four decades,...
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