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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes 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,...
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Abrams Image
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Television has introduced the world to a new fashion authority: Tim Gunn. As Bravo's style mentor and Chair of the Fashion Design Department at Parsons The New School for Design, Tim delivers advice in a frank, witty, and authoritative manner that delights audiences.
Now readers can benefit from Tim's considerable fashion wisdom in Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style. He discusses every aspect of creating and maintaining your personal style:...
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"Celebrity fashion stylist Allison Bornstein's Three Word Method and AB Closet Editing System will inspire you to find your personal style, curate your closet, overcome common wardrobe struggles, and use fashion as the ultimate tool for self-discovery and self-care"--
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2018.
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English
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"Aimee Song is a fashion icon, a sartorial star, the blogger behind Song of Style, and the author of Capture Your Style. Here she collects more than five hundred of her all-time favorite looks from around the world. Her style, favorite travel spots, and personal memories from the hottest destinations all over the globe ..."--Publisher's website.
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Rockport Publishers
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Creative ideas are elevated by experience and expertise. This book sets forth a challenge to fashion designers: continue to expand your horizons, exercise your skills and experiment with strategies. Filled with inspiring fashion design details from around the world, “Fashion Design Essentials” supplies a selection of starting points for fashion designers of all levels, as well as a wide variety of useful examples for each stage of the design process.
Inside,...
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"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"--
12) Fashion design workshop: stylish step-by-step projects and drawing tips for up-and-coming designers
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Walter Foster Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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This delightful guide offers budding artists the perfect introduction to the fundamentals of fashion figure drawing. Showcasing the hip, girly artistic style of Stephanie Corfee, the step-by-step projects cover a range of looks"from sophisticated and elegant to cool and casual. The book also contains tips on accessorizing with purses, shoes, hats, and more. And for those who are serious about style, Fashion Design Workshop includes a glossary of fashion...
13) Palazzo: a novel
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English
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"The head of her family's haute couture Italian leather brand, Cosima Saverio, partnering with France's most successful handbag company, must make an impossible choice when her brother loses a hefty sum at the casino and his debt must be repaid with money or his life"--
14) Fashion design
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Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Some are content to simply follow the trends of fashion, but the bold are the designers who start the fads-the true fashionistas. This how-to guide presents creative readers with professional fashion designs as inspirations as well as step-by-step projects to make their own clothing and accessories. Each imaginative task utilizes easy-to-find everyday items and is accompanied by full-color photographs as visual aids.
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Rockport Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
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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...
16) Fashion designer
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Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Follow the step-by-step process of designing clothing and find out what it's like to work in the fashion industry.
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Abrams
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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The next installment in the bestselling "Selby" series, Fashionable Selby explores the kaleidoscopic world of fashion, featuring profiles of today's most interesting designers, stylists, haberdashers, models, shoemakers, and more. The subjects include a mix of the avant-garde, the traditional, the must-haves, and the totally unexpected. Chapters on individual artists bring readers inside their studios, workshops, and homes, and include Selby's signature...
18) Funny face
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"Fashion photographer Dick Avery takes over a bookstore for a photo shoot. The store is left in shambles, much to salesgirl Jo Stockton's dismay. Avery stays behind to help clean up. Later, he examines the photos and sees Jo in the background. The editor of a leading fashion magazine and Avery offer Jo a modeling contract, which she accepts only because it includes a trip to Paris. Eventually, her snobbish attitude towards the job softens; she begins...
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Abrams Image, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Originally born in Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent moved to Paris when he was 18, and only three years later he was handpicked by Christian Dior to take the reins as designer of his fashion house. Over time, Saint Laurent resurrected haute couture from the casual mores that predominated in the 1960s, but also offered chic cachet to ready-to-wear clothing. He was among the earliest of designers to incorporate non-European references into his work, and...
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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This sparkling celebration of accessories from the author of the 50 Ways to Wear series offers top-notch tips for rocking statement pieces-think earrings, bracelets, hats, belts, purses, and more-in unexpected ways. Learn how to accessorize any outfit for a snowy day, a fancy event, a job interview. With fun illustrations that show how to achieve each look, advice on different ways to wear each featured item and style, and tips on mixing and matching...
