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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,...
2) Borderless
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Caught in the cross hairs of gang violence, seventeen-year-old fashion designer, Maya, and her mother set off on a perilous journey from Guatemala City to the US-Mexico border.
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Delving into the long, extraordinary life of renowned French fashion designer Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo has written a new kind of book, exploring Chanel's philosophy on a range of universal themes--from style to passion, from money and success to femininity and living life on your own terms.
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Fashion Academy volume 3
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English
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As part of a contest at the Fashion Academy of Brooklyn's middle school, twelve-year-old Mickey Williams and her classmates design a dress for a pop star.
5) Runway ready
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Fashion Academy volume 2
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English
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At the Fashion Academy of Brooklyn's middle school, twelve-year-old MacKenzie "Mickey" Williams gets a double assignment: create an adorable party dress for the demanding granddaughter of a fashion legend and babysit the tiny terror at NYC Fashion Week.
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Critter club volume 8
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Little Simon
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2014.
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English
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While her friends in the Critter Club babysit frogs, second-grader Marion enters a fashion design contest.
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Fashion Academy volume 5
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English
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Mickey is thrilled when Mr. Kaye recommends her for a new fashion competition television show, until she learns that her best friend JC will be competing against her.
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Fashion Academy volume 4
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English
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Middle-schooler Maggie's designs catch the attention of two rival supermodels, one of whom commissions her to create a unique outfit in time for the Met Costume Ball.
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Chronicle Books
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[2022]
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English
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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"--
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Kimi Nakamura loves a good fashion statement. She's obsessed with transforming everyday ephemera into Kimi Originals: bold outfits that make her and her friends feel like the Ultimate versions of themselves. But her mother disapproves, and when they get into an explosive fight, Kimi's entire future seems on the verge of falling apart. So when a surprise letter comes in the mail from Kimi's estranged grandparents, inviting her to Kyoto for spring break,...
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[2022]
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English
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In acclaimed director Edgar Wright's psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.
14) Ciao for now
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Fashion means everything to Violet Luciano; so does finishing design school. When she lands a summer internship at an up-and-coming fashion brand in Rome, she knows she's got to bring her A game. The interns will be competing against each other: whoever creates the best fashion design will be offered a job at a New York label. Violet is at the top of her class, but she's one of the only students who's approaching thirty. Chasing her dream has left...
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Cupcake diaries volume 22
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Simon Spotlight
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2014.
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English
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"When Mia reads about a Design-a-Dress contest in a magazine for "budding designers ages 12-16" she is excited. But she doesn't realize how much work designing--and sewing--a dress truly is until she starts on her contest entry. While Mia stresses out about all the work she has to do, she and Katie have an argument about, of all things, fashion preferences! Katie offers suggestions that don't really go with the outfit Mia has in mind. And when Mia...
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Ten Speed Press
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[2023]
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English
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Showcasing the music legend's most unforgettable looks from the 1960s until now, this stunningly photographed book displays Dolly Parton's iconic sense of style along with entertaining personal anecdotes that, for the first time, reveal the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion.
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Gallery Books
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2012
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English
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"From a bestselling fashion guru--a fascinating, meticulously researched history of Western fashion covering every topic from the history of the high heel to the origin of blue jeans.America's favorite fashion expert, New York Times bestselling author, beloved mentor on Project Runway, and a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Oz, The Biggest Loser, and others--Tim Gunn is also the chief creative officer of Liz Claiborne and a former faculty...
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