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One of Vogue's most anticipated books of 2023.
A quintessentially American fashion narrative about the rise and fall of the first lifestyle brand, J.Crew, and what the company's fate means for the shifting landscape of the retail industry.
Once upon a time, a no-frills J.Crew rollneck sweater held an almost mystical power—or at least it felt that way. The story of J.Crew is the story of the original
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English
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Cheap fashion has fundamentally changed the way most Americans dress. Stores ranging from discounters like Target to fast fashion chains like H&M now offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. Retailers are producing clothes at enormous volumes in order to drive prices down and profits up, and they've turned clothing into a disposable good. After all, we have little reason to keep wearing and repairing the clothes we already own when...
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English
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"After her parents perish in a tragic accident, Cosima Saverio assumes leadership of her family's haute couture Italian leather brand. While navigating the challenges of running a company at twenty-three, Cosima must also maintain the four-hundred-year-old family palazzo in Venice and care for her younger siblings: Allegra, who survived the tragedy that killed their parents with scars and a spinal injury, and Luca, who has a penchant for wild parties,...
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English
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE from director Ridley Scott, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver
The sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword
On the morning of March 27, 1995, four quick shots cracked through Milan's elegant streets. Maurizio Gucci, heir to the fabulous fashion dynasty, had been ambushed, slain on the
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Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
203 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"For conscious consumers, buying clothes has never been more complicated. Even as fashion brands tout their sustainability, the industry is plagued by pollution, waste, and poor working conditions. In fact, fashion may account for as much as 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions. If our clothes reflect our values, is it possible to be truly well-dressed? Sustainable fashion consultant Lucianne Tonti answers with a resounding yes. Beautiful clothes made...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"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"--
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New York. London. Milan. Paris. Fashion Week in all four cities. A month of endless interviews, parties, and unflagging work and attention to detail at the semiannual ready to wear fashion shows ... the famous prt̊--̉porter. At the center of the storm and avalanche of work is American Timmie O'Neill, whose renowned line, Timmie O, is the embodiment of casual chic, in fashion and for the home. She has created a business that inspires, fills, and...
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Publisher
Duke University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
vii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
Description
"In Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Minh-Ha T. Pham provides a critical discussion of social media's unacknowledged importance to the development of global fashion. In particular, Pham examines the informal and extralegal work social media users do to monitor and regulate the fashion market against an array of "fake" fashion. Practices of "crowdsourced IP regulation" are undertaken in the name of ethical fashion but as Why We Can't Have Nice Things...
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson [distributor]
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
239 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
Description
Shares tips for style and beauty, offers advice on how to dress like a Parisian, and includes a guide to hotels and restaurants and unusual places to visit in Paris.
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
207 pages ' 22 cm
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English
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"Scouted by a modeling agent when she was just sixteen years old, Cameron Russell first approached her job with some reservations: She was a precocious and serious student with her sights set on college-not the runway. But it was a job, and modeling seemed to offer young women like herself access to wealth, fame, and influence. Besides, as she was often reminded, "there are a million girls in line" who would eagerly replace her. A ferocious, visceral...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
271 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
Description
From Life is Good founders and brothers Bert and John Jacobs, this inspiring book of wisdom outlines the ten key superpowers readers need to live their best lives. Based on the brothers' personal and professional journey, this whimsically illustrated guide captures the unique voice and profound optimism that is the foundation of their beloved T-shirt and apparel company, now worth more than $100 million. Life Is Good: The Owner's Manual will inspire...
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Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
viii, 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Part memoir, part business manual, and 100% juicy-the inside story of Juicy Couture, one of the most iconic brands of our times While working together at a Los Angeles boutique, Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor became fast and furious friends over the impossibility of finding the perfect T-shirt. Following their vision of comfortable, fitted T-shirts, they set up shop in Gela's one-bedroom Hollywood apartment with $200 and one rule: Whatever...
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English
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A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted--even another woman's man--is brutally murdered. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas puts her professional life on the line to investigate when suspicion falls on her best friend, the other woman in the fatal love triangle. Eve soon finds herself immersed in a world consumed with youth and fame.
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Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"--
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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A stirring story of a Jewish family brought together in the dawn of the women's garment business and torn apart by the birth of organized crime in New York City in the 1930s.
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Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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From Cat Marnell, 'New York's enfant terrible' (The Telegraph), a candid and darkly humorous memoir of prescription drug addiction and self-sabotage, set in the glamorous world of fashion magazines and downtown nightclubs. At twenty-six, Cat Marnell was an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America--and that's all most people knew about her. But she hid a secret life. She was a prescription drug addict. She was also...
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