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All that glitters All that glitters Barbara Jean Hicks After seven years of waiting tables in little Pilchuck, Washington, aspiring apparel designer Cindy Reilly is beginning to despair of ever seeing her line of evening dresses on the racks of a major d… OL121725W
Them Them Francine du Plessix Gray At the height of their fame, Alexander Liberman and Tatiana du Plessix Gray were the grandest power couple in the New York City fashion world, gifted Russian emigres who consorted with Dali and Dietr… OL15858830W
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
Legacy of lies Legacy of lies JoAnn Ross Alexandra Lyons becomes involved with self-made millionaire Zachary Deveraux and with Eleanor Lord, the matriarch of a powerful dynasty, whose obsession with Alexandra leads to scandal and the disclo… OL17683130W
Fashion is freedom Fashion is freedom Tala Raassi "Since she was young, Tala Raassi knew her fate lay in fashion. But growing up in her beloved homeland of Iran, a woman can be punished for exposing her hair in public, let alone wearing the newest t… OL17867573W
Famous last words Famous last words Annie Sanders Lucy Streeter, a single mother and fashion designer, has never been much of a risk-taker. But when an enigmatic fortune teller informs Lucy that her life is coming to an end, she races against the cl… OL17881267W
This little trailblazer This little trailblazer Joan Holub This board book highlights ten memorable female trailblazers. OL19662843W
In my shoes In my shoes Tamara Mellon "When Tamara Mellon's father lent her the seed money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her: "Don't let the accountants run your business." Little did he know. Over the next fifteen years… OL19973299W
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
Coco Chanel Coco Chanel Megan Hess Fashion is ever-changing, influenced by the key designers that capture a moment in history; and Coco Chanel is arguably the most significant influence on women's fashion in the twentieth century. Coc… OL20046439W
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
Beach colors Beach colors Shelley Noble While renowned designer Margaux Sullivan was presenting her highly praised collection during New York City's Fashion Week, her husband was cleaning out their bank account. A week after he disappeared… OL20900590W
Miss Molly Robbins designs a seduction Miss Molly Robbins designs a seduction Jayne Fresina To open her own dress shop, lady's maid Molly Robbins, whose unique dress designs have caught the eye of society's elite, makes a deal with the Earl of Everscham who proposes a scandalous new addendu… OL22309507W
Socorro Socorro Juana Inés Dehesa "Coco (Socorro, pues ... pero no la llames así) está en un punto crucial de su vida. Su trabajo puede (o no) llevarla a una feria de moda en España. Su inminente matrimonio puede (o no) llevarla a un… OL24299317W
Coco Chanel Coco Chanel Isabella Alston Coco Chanel, without question probably the most famous fashion designer of all time, was named by Time magazine one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Her life was filled with tr… OL25071086W
Beguiled and Bedazzled Beguiled and Bedazzled Gordon Aalborg Colleen Ferrar, a beautiful and talented Sydney fashion designer, is a woman who always gets what she wants. And what she wants is to buy her father the birthday present of his dreams. The only man … OL4574021W
She's all that She's all that Kristin Billerbeck "The first novel in the Spa Girls Collection, She's All That, focuses on Lilly Jacobs, a San Francisco fashion designer determined that her "bad hair" is the root source of her problems"--Provided by… OL5706436W
Mary McFadden Mary McFadden Mary McFadden 255 p. : 31 cm OL6042719W
Killer in High Heels Killer in High Heels Gemma Halliday When shoe designer Maddie Springer heads to Vegas to search for her missing father, she finds a world of show girls, dead bodies, and a sexy undercover cop who looks mighty familiar. OL8265777W
Undercover in High Heels Undercover in High Heels Gemma Halliday Shoe designer Maddie Springer finds a secretive leading lady, a cyber scandal, a dead starlet and a super sexy detective in her new job on the set of Hollywood's latest hit show. OL8265780W
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