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While my pretty one sleeps While my pretty one sleeps Mary Higgins Clark Après "La Nuit du renard", "La Clinique du docteur H", "Un cri dans la nuit", ce nouveau thriller de Mary Higgins Clark nous plonge dans le milieu new-yorkais de la mode. Ethel Lambston, écrivain … OL13069W
Paradise kiss Paradise kiss Ai Yazawa "The school fashion show is finally here, and it's a last-minute fight to the finish to get the awesome ensemble ready on time. The drama escalates when a stressed-out Yukari literally passes out fro… OL13668602W
The overnight socialite The overnight socialite Bridie Clark In this retelling of the classic Pygmalion, Lucy Ellis dreams of making it as a fashion designer but toils away on a Garment District assembly line. Man-about-town and bored anthropologist Wyatt Haye… OL15539198W
Ms. Moja makes beautiful clothes Ms. Moja makes beautiful clothes Jill Duvall Describes the work done by an African American woman who makes wearable art, all kinds of clothes worn by actors and other performers, and costumes used in museums. OL15851882W
Coco Chanel Coco Chanel Jeremy Wallis Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, discussing how she changed the face of women's fashion. OL16025511W
Blow by Blow Blow by Blow Detmar Blow A portrait of the influential fashion icon covers her early work as Anna Wintour's assistant, the depression she hid behind her signature wild lifestyle, and her tragic 2007 suicide. OL16118484W
The Allegra Biscotti collection The Allegra Biscotti collection Olivia Bennett Emma Rose is SO not a diva. She doesn't want her turn on the catwalk-she'd rather be behind the scenes creating fabulous outfits! So when a famous fashionista discovers Emma's designs and offers her … OL16662755W
Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams Chris Roberts In 2003, Pharrell Williams was responsible (performing or producing) for 43 per cent of all the music played on radio across the USA, and 20 per cent in the UK. His prolific and varied collaborations… OL17272633W
In search of Pharrell Williams In search of Pharrell Williams Lester, Paul (Music journalist) Pharrell Williams is one of the biggest names on today's top 40 charts. He's won eleven Grammys (and immeasurable attention for his Grammys fashion choices), been nominated for an Oscar, and is about… OL17896430W
Fabulously fashionable Fabulously fashionable Holly McQueen Twenty-eight-year-old Isabel Bookbinder has figured some things out:she?s moved in with her loving lawyer boyfriend, and despite her mother?s adoration of all things matching, she?s finally discovere… OL17902864W
Christian Dior Christian Dior Martin, Richard Dior's career came at the fulcrum of the twentieth century. He successfully combined the historicism of the late-nineteenth-century Belle Epoque with the aesthetic and technical innovations of his ow… OL18270353W
Schiaparelli & the artists Schiaparelli & the artists Dilys Blum,Daniel Melamud "Published on the occasion of the couture house's ninetieth anniversary, this book celebrates Elsa Schiaparelli's shared creative passion with the twentieth century's most esteemed artists. Known for… OL19730765W
Fabrics in fashion design Fabrics in fashion design Stefanella Sposito This book is a bridge uniting materials and their creators by visually showing the profound relationship between fabrics and fashion with a wide range of patterns, their history and terminology along… OL19742935W
Loulou & Yves Loulou & Yves Christopher Petkanas "Dauntless 'in the bone style' made Loulou de La Falaise one of the great fashion firebrands of the twentieth century. Descending in a direct line from Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, she was cele… OL19746027W
The complete book of shoes The complete book of shoes Marta Morales This book covers 300 extraordinary shoe designs of 39 international designers and fashion houses from around the world. It includes behind the scenes text on design approach and use of materials alon… OL19980553W
Diane von Furstenberg Diane von Furstenberg Gioia Diliberto A sweeping biography of one of the most influential and controversial legends of late twentieth-century fashion, an iconic designer whose colorful creations, including the "wrap dress," captured the … OL20006217W
Cognitive Enhancement Cognitive Enhancement Robert H. Blank "Rapid advances in cognitive neuroscience and converging technologies have led to a vigorous debate over cognitive enhancement. This book outlines the ethical and social issues, but goes on to focus … OL20788171W
The hope dress The hope dress Roz Denny Fox "After a painful betrayal, Sylvie Shea put aside her dreams of becoming a successful New York wedding dress designer and returned to her hometown in North Carolina. Now she outfits the town's brides … OL24270097W
Oscar de la Renta Oscar de la Renta Louis Carrillo Narrates the story of the Dominican-American who had studied art in Spain but gave up painting in order to pursue a career as a fashion designer. OL2924775W
Givenchy Givenchy Various,Hubert De Givenchy,Hubert de Givenchy 204 p. : 33 cm OL4353330W
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