Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel)
Summary: Large colorful illustrations accent this brief biography of the famous French fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco Chanel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHAHaart, Julia
Summary: "A riveting, inspiring memoir of one woman's escape from an extremist religious sect and an extraordinary rise from housewife to shoe designer, to CEO and co-owner of the modeling agency Elite World Group. Ever since she was a child, every aspect of JuliaHaart's life-what she wore, what she ate, what she thought-was controlled by the dictates of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. At nineteen, after a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAART, JULIA HAABrathwaite, Lisa D.
Summary: "The life work of Eunice W. Johnson, co-founder of Ebony magazine and a visionary who championed Black elegance through the Ebony Fashion Fair--a cross-country fashion show fundraiser"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JOHCharles-Roux, Edmonde.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vendome Press 2005
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Summary: "Long before Amelia Earhart became a superstar, she was a girl who longed to touch the stars. But the dresses women had to wear at the time made those dreams seem almost impossible. Amelia didn't let that stop her. As a young aviator breaking records and expectations, she learned to fly her plane with flair. Later, she dared to create a trendsetting fashion line for active women like herself....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILSecrest, Meryle
Summary: "The first biography of the grand couturier, surrealist, and embattled figure (her medium was apparel), whose extraordinary work has stood the test of time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHIAPARELLI, ELSA SECChaney, Lisa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHANEL, COCO CHARubin, Susan Goldman
Summary: "Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin introduces readers to the most well-known fashion designer in the world, Coco Chanel. Beginning with the difficult years Chanel spent in an orphanage, Goldman Rubin traces Coco's development as a designer and demonstrates how her determination to be independent helped her gain worldwide recognition. Coco Chanel focuses on the obstacles Chanel faced as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 CHAKaran, Donna
Summary: A personal, provocative memoir by the iconic designer includes candid stories about her difficult and isolated childhood, her nearly five-decade career in the fashion industry, her two marriages, her children, and her spiritual life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KARAN, DONNA KARSummary: An in-depth look into the life of fashion icon Iris Apfel, and her husband of over 60 years: the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven with an outsized presence on the New York & Palm Beach fashion scenes. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, Iris continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a middle-class Queens upbringing during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IRIVanderbilt, Gloria
Summary: The personal story of the renowned fashion designer discusses the fierce custody battle between her mother and aunt that marked her childhood, her affairs with such men as Howard Hughes and Frank Sinatra, and her marriages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VANDERBILT, GLORIA VanderbiltToledo, Isabel
Summary: The renowned fashion designer discusses her life, work process, inspirations, and experiences, and offers guidance for women to enhance their sense of style.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celebra 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TOLEDO, ISABEL TOLTiel, Vicky.
Summary: An influential fashion designer shares highlights and lessons from her extensive career, from flunking out of fashion design school to owning a boutique in Paris, befriending Elizabeth Taylor, and becoming a fashion design icon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TIEL, VICKY TielApfel, Iris Barrel
Summary: "In the summer of 2023 as Iris Apfel welcomed her 102nd birthday, she put pen to paper to write this very special project: what Iris called her legacy book. With more than 300 personal photos and beautiful, unseen fabric patterns from her Old World Weavers archive, Iris's incredible energy radiates from every page. Here she shares her creative work, her adventures, and her unwavering belief...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 APFJames, Aurora
Summary: "This extraordinary memoir of struggle and perseverance offers new ways of envisioning economic equality for everyone-from a leading activist and fashion pioneer. Aurora James's story is not a "success story." Or at least, it shouldn't be told that way. Having dropped out of high school, struggled with body image, and dabbled in street racing, her eventual arrest might have been her rock...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAMES, AURORA JAMBetts, Kate
Summary: As a young woman, Kate Betts nursed a dream of striking out on her own in a faraway place and becoming a glamorous foreign correspondent. After college--and not without trepidation--she took off for Paris, renting a room in the apartment of a young BCBG (bon chic, bon genre) family and throwing herself into the local culture. She was determined to master French slang, style, and savoir faire,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2015