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Vera Wang
Explores the life and achievements of fashion designer Vera Wang; covering her privleged childhood in New York and Paris, education, work at "Vogue" and with Ralph Lauren, personal life, bridal business, family, and expansion into other industries. Includes chronology, glossary, and a list of additional resources.
New York Fashion
Over the past five years a group of talented young New York-based designers of clothing and accessories has emerged to both international critical and commercial success. New York Fashion illustrates the best examples of the work of twenty of New York's latest generation of fashion designers, including Zac Posen, Proenza Schouler, Jean Yu, Behnaz Sarafpour, and Derek Lam. Sonnet Stanfill examines the reasons behind this exciting rise in new talent, focusing not only on emerging designers and their contributions to the changing fashion industry, but also exploring New York as a fashion capital in the 21st century: a whirl of chaos, inspiration, and beauty. Illustrations include Scarlett Johansson in a Derek Lam bustier dress, Natalie Portman in the Empire State dress by Zac Posen, and many more.
The Warhol Economy
Which is more important to New York City's economy, the gleaming corporate office--or the grungy rock club that launches the best new bands? If you said "office," think again. In The Warhol Economy, Elizabeth Currid argues that creative industries like fashion, art, and music drive the economy of New York as much as--if not more than--finance, real estate, and law. And these creative industries are fueled by the social life that whirls around the clubs, galleries, music venues, and fashion shows where creative people meet, network, exchange ideas, pass judgments, and set the trends that shape popular culture. The implications of Currid's argument are far-reaching, and not just for New York. ...
Designers on Instagram
An original collection of photography from the biggest names in American fashion, Designers on Instagram culls the most interesting, stylish, and unique photographs on Instagram from the designers that comprise the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Handpicked by the designers themselves, the images include choices from CFDA members such as Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Rachel Zoe, and John Varvatos. Organized by content sections such as Behind the Scenes, Travel, and Parties, this glimpse through the lens of the designers themselves will provide photography fans and fashionistas alike with a brand-new take on their favorite tastemakers.
The Beautiful Generation
This ethnography of Asian American designers in New Yorks fashion industry explores their relations to the garment workers who produce their goods and to Asianness as a fashionable commodity.
Psychos: A White Girl Problems Book
If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands who devoured Babe Walker’s New York Times bestselling novel White Girl Problems or one of the million people who read her blog or follow her on Twitter daily, then you’ve obviously been waiting with bated breath for her hilarious follow-up novel, Psychos. Fresh from a four-month stint in rehab for her “alleged” shopping addiction, Babe Walker returns home to Bel Air ten pounds lighter (thanks to a stomach virus), having made amends (she told a counselor with bad skin she was smart) and confronted her past (after meeting her birth mother for the first time—a fashion model turned farmer lesbian). Although delighted to be home and determine...
Manic Monday
Assassins have no fun...at least that is how Jake Monday feels. Sure, it pays well and has tons of great benefits like beautiful women, fast cars and expensive clothes. But, when you hate your job, how can you enjoy its perks? Jake finds that although he excels at killing, he finds no joy in it. His employer continues to push him to his limits, forcing Jake to re-evaluate his career choice. A chance meeting with a woman aboard a flight to Los Angeles leaves Jake questioning more than his occupation. She leaves him with a strange gift and a feeling that they are somehow connected. Before Jake can unravel the mysterious woman, he takes an assignment that changes his life forever. The stakes ar...
The Pursuit of Style
Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Style is an all-new, original collection of clever, charming, and often hilarious musings from American fashion’s biggest designers. The book culls the best pieces of advice and insight from a survey conducted by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) of its 400-plus members, including Diane von Furstenberg, Zac Posen, Betsey Johnson, Narciso Rodriguez, Donna Karan, and Ralph Lauren, among many others. From tips and tricks for breaking into a fashion career, to essential wardrobe items, to favorite words of wisdom, this book provides a glimpse inside the fashion world’s most creative minds and offers readers an endless amount of inspiration. Illustrated by Bil Donovan, this stylish package is the must-have fashion gift book of the season.
Broken Arrow
No country wanted Ralph Arnold, until the world needed him to stop Putin. The people always have some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness. ...this and no other is the root from which a tyrant sprints; when he first appears he is a protector. Plato Tyranny is a pestilence on the body politic which, because it injures the rest of the body, should be severed. Cicero 'Those that are destined to be hanged are not going to be drowned.' Vladimir Putin Madman, dictator or ruthless leader of Russia. Putin has ordered the 'Military Operation' into Ukraine and is responsible for the resultant death and destruction of Ukraine and its people. Oligarch's put bounties on his head, wor...
The Monday Collection
A global conspiracy threatens to overthrow governments, to topple nations, and to create a new order. Caught in the middle of their machinations, Jake Monday, vaunted assassin for the Galbriath Alliance, stands between global tyranny and personal purgatory. Follow Jake through three novellas, Manic Monday, A Month of Mondays, and Thank God it's Monday and track the chronicles of his struggle to discover the man he was, the killer he has become and the man he wants to be. Now, the first three books of The Jake Monday Chronicles are all in one book. Save money and get The Monday Collection today. The Monday Collection includes: MANIC MONDAY A MONTH OF MONDAYS THANK GOD ITS MONDAY Look for more...
