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Author
Publisher
Laurence King
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"As our climate, ecological and social crises converge, urgent action is needed to maximize our chances of survival. A new commercial approach is possible but it requires a systemic shift, with companies learning to operate as part of a wider 'ecosystem', allowing fashion to restore what it has taken. Regenerative Fashion presents a roadmap for new ways of doing fashion. To keep our planet safe, we must cut production and end our dependency on fossil...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Changing times, cutthroat competition, and romance flavor the dramatic conclusion. As the Roaring Twenties close, the market for haute couture is shrinking. In order to survive, can the House of Eliott realize that ready-to-wear is fashion's future?
Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of the bikini, Louis Réard. Follow Réard's story from his early years designing cars for Renault to his creation and naming of the world's smallest swimsuit. Fun Facts, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From the creators of Upstairs, Downstairs comes an addictive drama series set in the lively opulence of high-society London during the Roaring Twenties. Evangeline and Beatrice Eliott, sisters born into wealth and privilege, are left destitute when their spendthrift father dies suddenly. They have no education or training, just a passion for fashion design. Title has been Repackaged.
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Part memoir, part business manual, and 100% juicy--the inside story of Juicy Couture, one of the most iconic brands of our times. While working together at a Los Angeles boutique, Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor became fast and furious friends over the impossibility of finding the perfect T-shirt. Following their vision of comfortable, fitted T-shirts, they set up shop in Gela's one-bedroom Hollywood apartment with $200 and one rule: Whatever...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At the turn of the new millennium, LA is the place to be. "Hipster" is a new word on the scene. Lauren Conrad is living her Cinderella story in the "Hills" on millions of television sets across the country. Paris Hilton tells us "That's hot" from behind the biggest sunglasses imaginable, while beautiful teenagers fight and fall in love on The O.C. Into this most glittering of supposed utopias, Kate Flannery arrives with a Seven Sisters diploma in...
Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of All Stars, Chuck Taylor. Follow Taylor's story from his early years as a basketball star, to his career as a salesman for Converse, and his development of the Chuck Taylor All Star. Entertaining sidebars, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to...
Author
Publisher
Aurum Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Reveals the fashion industry as never before. Written by fashion journalist and bestselling author Karen Homer and featuring stunning original illustrations, this beautiful book contains a wealth of information every fashionista should know." --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Acclaimed by literary critic Carl Van Doren as "the most important of all immigrant novels," The Rise of David Levinsky takes place amid America's biggest and most diverse Yiddish-speaking community during the early 20th century. David Levinsky, a young Hasidic Jew struggling to master the Talmud, seeks his fortune amid the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side. All the energy formerly focused on his religious studies now turns in the direction...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Describes the conditions that gave rise to efforts to secure better working conditions for the women working in the garment industry in early twentieth-century New York and led to the formation of the Women's Trade Union League and the first women's strike in 1909.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"Discover how the Lane Bryant clothing brand changed the way we buy clothes forever by celebrating bodies of all shapes and sizes in this inclusive picture book biography of a Lithuanian immigrant with a brilliant eye for fashion and business"--
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Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Olive is spending the summer before college helping a fashion-industry imaging specialist--and pondering the impact of this work behind the scenes."--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miss Cleopatra Lewis is about to be launched in society by her aristocratic grandfather. But since she has no intention of marrying, she visits a costume emporium specifically to order unflattering dresses guaranteed to put off any prospective suitors. Jacob Astor Addison is in London, acquiring businesses to add to his theatrical holdings in America--as well as buying an emerald for a young lady back in Boston. He's furious when a she-devil masquerading...
