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70s Fashion Fiascos: Studio 54 to Saturday Night Fever
by Maureen Marsh  Publisher Comments If a generation is defined by what it wears, what does the “I’m With Stupid” T-shirt craze say about the 1970s? Nothing, Maureen Valdes Marsh explains, that wasn’t already hinted at by palazzo pants and topstitched leisure suits...
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An Intimate Affair: Women, Lingerie, and Sexuality
by Jill Fields Publisher Comments Intimate apparel, a term in use by 1921, has played a crucial role in the development of the "naughty but nice" feminine ideal that emerged in the twentieth century. Jill Fields's engaging, imaginative, and sophisticated history of twentieth-century...
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Fashion Design 2ND Edition
by Sue Jenkyn Jones Publisher Comments Fashion Design is a primer on the industry for the twenty-first century, uniting history, theory, and practice in one indispensable book. Topics include the language of clothing, patterns, fabrics, and making techniques, how to build a collection and...
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Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
by Andrew Bolton Publisher Comments From Wonder Woman's satin stars and golden bracelets to Batman's brooding cape and mask, the style of superheroes' dress has influenced both street wear and high fashion. This richly illustrated book explores how radical couture, avant-garde sportswear...
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Secondhand Chic: Finding Fabulous Fashion at Consignment, Vintage, and Thrift Shops
by Christa Weil Publisher Comments Fun, funky, and fabulous, this is the first personal buying guide to help you get in on the resale craze that is sweeping America. Would you like to find a mint-condition Yves Saint Laurent jacket for $25...a brand-new, pleated wool skirt still bearing...
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Charmed Bracelets
by Tracey Zabar Publisher Comments - Charm bracelets have had a rebirth-They are part of today's fashion vocabulary. Tracey Zabar's stylish charm bracelets helped kick off the craze. - Charmed Bracelets is one of the first books to capture the allure of the charm bracelet. - In spring...
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Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge
by Laren Stover 
Publisher Comments Bohemianism is a way of life, a state of mind, an atmosphere. It is not a trend, its a timeless movement. It is about living beyond convention. Bohemian Manifesto explores and joyfully celebrates the creativity, the originality, and the splendor of a...
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Chic Simple Dress Smart Women: Wardrobes That Win in the New Workplace (Chic Simple)
by Kim Johnson Gross Publisher Comments hether you're a high-powered executive or an entry-level assistant, a sales representative or an environmental consultant, your clothes present a message to all you encounter. If you're looking to find a job, keep a job, or get a better job, you need...
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better
by Ted Allen and Kyan Douglas and Thom Filicia and Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez Publisher Comments Imagine this: Five eminently stylish and hilariously witty gay men—authoritative experts in food and wine, grooming, decorating, fashion, and culture—invade your life, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and, in the course of a day, make...
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Fashions of the Thirties: 476 Authentic Copyright-Free Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archives)
by Carol Belanger Grafton Publisher Comments 476 easy-to-reproduce spots of authentic period apparel from rare issues of the "Fashion Service Review": suits, dresses, coats, hats, shoes, swimwear, tuxedos, evening gowns, handbags, undergarments, and more....
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T-Shirt Makeovers: 20 Transformations for Fabulous Fashions
by Sistahs Of Harlem Publisher Comments Designer brands in Paris, Milan, and Tokyo are copying hip-hop street life today, and the T-Shirt is the urban fashion staple. Now, the first book from the women who redefined and marketed the torn T-shirt concept and started a fashion craze, shares 20...
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Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag
by Michael Tonello Publisher Comments An insider's hilarious, whirlwind account of his years spent globe-trotting in search of the holy grail of handbags: the Birkin For more than twenty years, the Hermès Birkin bag has been the iconic symbol of fashion, luxury, and wealth. Though the...
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We Love Cosplay Girls: More Live Anime Heroines from Japan
by Not Available (na) Synopsis The Cosplay phenomenon, the Japanese love of making and wearing the outfits of manga, anime and video-game characters, has now spread worldwide, with established conventions, fan sites, clubs and even cosplay celebrities strutting their stuff. This third...
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Dressing in the Dark: Lessons in Men's Style from the Movies
by Marion Maneker Publisher Comments Redford. McQueen. Belmondo. When most of us think of a well-dressed man, it's not a super-model that first comes to mind, but a movie star, such as one of these cinematic legends. For almost a century now, movies have served as vivid records of fashion's...
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Dressing the Petite Woman
by Ellen York Publisher Comments Dressing the Petite Woman is the essential guide to selecting clothes that will help you look sensational! In Ellen York's words, "We're not real-life dolls." Even fashion models deal with problem areas. No matter what your body shape, there are clothes...
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Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern : With Over 950 Illustrations (85 Edition)
by Mary Brooks Picken Publisher Comments Compendium defines over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines to trilbys and vamps, words are grouped alphabetically according to dress parts, fabrics, and other style categories. Over 750 illustrations....
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Autobiography of a Wardrobe
by Elizabeth Kendall Publisher Comments The wholly original story of a woman's life told from her wardrobe's point of view, in the wardrobe's own savvy, vibrant voice--a feat of the imagination as emotionally subtle and stirring as it is dazzlingly particular. We first meet B., the wardrobe's...
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The Celtic Collection: Twenty-Five Knitwear Designs for Men and Women
by Alice Starmore Publisher Comments Best-selling author Alice Starmore combines style, practicality, and the mystery of the Celtic spirit in this gorgeous collection of knitwear designs....
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Pictorial Encyclopedia of Historic Costume: 1200 Full-Color Figures
by Karl Rohrbach Publisher Comments From ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to 19th-century France, England, and Germany, this treasury chronicles the full sweep of historical dress through the centuries. Beautifully detailed, full-color engravings illuminate the garb of kings and laborers...
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The Handbag: An Illustrated History
by Caroline Cox Publisher Comments The handbag has never been more important in fashion than it is today. Whether Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, or Chanel, the It bag of the season is a much-coveted designer item that indicates supreme style cachet—and for which the fashion-minded do...
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