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Language
English
Description
"Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills--persuasion, daring, quick-witted under pressure--catch the attention of the U.S. government and she finds herself with an even bigger assignment: sent...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
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"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
930L
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a young working-class German immigrant, Levi Strauss left his family's dry goods business in New York City to journey out west for the California Gold Rush. Only Levi wasn't looking for gold--he wanted to provide the miners with sturdy clothes to wear while they worked in the dusty river beds. His solution? Blue jeans--pants made of strong denim fabric--which have become one of the most beloved and fashionable clothing items in the world"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
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...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xiii, 334 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A moving and eye-opening look at the story of manufacturing in America, whether it can ever successfully return to our shores, and why doing so is vital to our well-being as a nation, told through the experience of one young couple in Maine as they attempt to rebuild a lost industry, ethically. Ben and Whitney Waxman are two tireless idealists trying to do the impossible: make an American-made, union-made, all American-sourced sweatshirt. Ben spent...
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1847 an eighteen-year-old immigrant arrived in New York. He had little in his pockets and no knowledge of English. However, by 1874, people throughout the United States knew him as the man who made blue jeans with copper rivets. Even now Levi Strauss's name lives on as a mark of quality and style. In Mr. Blue Jeans, Maryann N. Weidt presents the history of this hardworking man, as he struggles through long, grueling days as a peddler and challenging...
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Updated and expanded New edition.
Physical Desc
583 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
The Fashion Book takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it. Spanning almost 200 years, the entire industry is represented: from designers to photographers, stylists, and retailers, as well as editors and creative directors. Marking significant changes on the fashion landscape, this revised edition features important new names who have fundamentally shaped the way we see fashion in recent years, alongside fashion...
Author
Description
"Everything--from societal changes to the progress (or lack thereof) of women's rights to the hidden motivations behind what we choose to wear to align ourselves with a particular social group--can be tracked through clothing. Veronique Hyland examines thought-provoking questions such as: Why has the "French girl" persisted as our most undying archetype? What does "dressing for yourself" really mean for a woman? How should a female politician dress?...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 268 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Everything--from societal changes to the progress (or lack thereof) of women's rights to the hidden motivations behind what we choose to wear to align ourselves with a particular social group--can be tracked through clothing. Veronique Hyland examines thought-provoking questions such as: Why has the "French girl" persisted as our most undying archetype? What does "dressing for yourself" really mean for a woman? How should a female politician dress?...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A reflection and celebration of the fading crafts, cottage industries, and artisans that defined communities--like the author's--for generations Everywhere communities, habitats, and families are endangered by loss. This book is an act of resistance against such loss, a testament to the beauty and fragility of human making. This book is about the quest for continuity and belonging in a time of destabilizing change. Sensing a need to preserve the...
Author
Publisher
The Text Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
'Given the way we live now,' writes Robyn Annear, 'it would be easy to suppose that newness has always been venerated.' But as this wonderfully entertaining short history makes clear, modern consumerism is an aberration. Mostly, everyday objects-from cast-off cookware to clothing worn down to rags-have enjoyed long lives and the appreciation of serial owners. Nothing New is itself an emporium: a treasure store of anecdotes and little-known facts that...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The gripping family drama--and never-before-told love story--surrounding the rise and fall of the late Aldo Gucci, the man who is responsible for making the Italian fashion label the powerhouse it is today, told by his daughter. Patricia Gucci was born a secret: the love child whose birth could have spelled ruination for her father, Aldo Gucci. It was 1963, and the halcyon days for the 'must-have' brand of Hollywood and European royalty. Patricia's...
Author
Publisher
Heirloom Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
49 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2005, the author appeared on PBS's Antiques Roadshow with her great-great-grandmother's needlework that was appraised as "a national treasure." This experience of a lifetime led her to ask herself "So who was Jane Dickson LaFramboise anyway?" Here, on the pages of this little book, she documents her search to answer her own question." [The item is referred to as a blanket or dance blanket.] -- Page [4] cover.