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An engrossing social history and memoir of the unsinkable Mollie Moon, the stylish founder of the National Urban League Guild and fundraiser extraordinaire who reigned over the glittering ""Beaux Arts Ball,” the social event of New York and Harlem society for fifty years—a glamorous event...

Aos 86 anos, Betty Halbreich é uma figura única no mundo da moda. Há quase quatro décadas comanda o departamento de compras personalizadas–ou personal shopping, como Betty prefere não chamar–da loja Bergdorf Goodman, ícone do consumo de luxo na Quinta Avenida. Meticulosa, impecável e deliciosamente engraçada, Betty é conhecida por não ter medo de abrir o jogo com as clientes.

From busking with Andrew Loog Oldham before he managed the Rolling Stones, to being invited to stay with Sharon Tate the night of the Manson murders, to being (with her daughter and Lynne Franks) the inspiration for Absolutely Fabulous, Tanya is one of those people who seems to have fitted more into one life than most of us would fit into nine. Above all though she is that still all too rare thing, a female entrepreneur who achieved true global success solely as a result of her own hard work and talent and entirely on her own terms.

As Daphné B. obsessively watches YouTube makeup tutorials and haunts Sephora’s website, she’s increasingly troubled by the ways in which this obsession contradicts her anti-capitalist and intersectional feminist politics. In this poetic treatise, she rejects the false binaries of traditional beauty standards and delves into the celebrities and influencers who have shaped the reflection she sees in the mirror. At once confessional and essayistic, Made-Up is a meditation on the makeup that colors, that obscures, that highlights who we are and who we wish we could be.

From the iconic stylist and fashion provocateur whose designs transformed culture—bringing the glitz of Studio 54 and the sophistication of Sex and the City to the mainstream—comes a playful yet intimate memoir of a life spent challenging conventions. Carrie Bradshaw’s pairing of a tutu...

"Ej blot til pynt" er første del af den danske modeskaber Erik Mortensens erindringer. Bogen er inddelt i tre dele og går helt tilbage til Mortensens barndom og fortæller i første del om hans opvækst i København. Anden del går tæt på hans læretid i København, før han i tredje del fortæller om rejsen til Paris og hans eventyr i den store modeverden uden for de trygge rammer i København. Erik Mortensen (1926-1998), dansk modeskaber og forfatter.

A sweeping dual-narrative love story sweeping from 1950s Paris to the V&A Museum in London, told through eight couture dresses that reunite three generations of women. Each Dior dress tells a story... London, 2017. When her beloved grandmother, Sylvie, sends her to Paris to retrieve a dress she...

¿Asesinó Patrizia Reggiani a su exmarido, Maurizio Gucci, en 1995 debido a sus derroches extremos? ¿Lo hizo porque su glamuroso ex estaba preparándose para contraer matrimonio con su amante, Paola Franchi? ¿O existe la posibilidad de que no fuera ella? En este emocionante relato del ascenso, el derrumbe y la resurrección de la dinastía Gucci, Sara Gay Forden nos lleva a la trastienda del juicio y expone las pasiones, el poder y las debilidades de la mayor familia de la moda de nuestro tiempo.

Read by the author. Open yourself to the thrill of curiosity in every moment. In this audiobook, Mary Lawless Lee shares how her childhood in a small Texas town taught her to look deeper, reach farther, and love harder, whether she's baiting a fishing hook or choosing shoes for a fashion shoot...

'The point of this book is to explore my ideas for sartorial satisfaction, to tell the stories associated with my love of clothes and fashion, and to share the message of accidental sustainability.' When Peta Mathias dug through the clothes she had stored away for twenty years in her shed, she...

¿Asesinó Patrizia Reggiani a su exmarido, Maurizio Gucci, en 1995 debido a sus derroches extremos? ¿Lo hizo porque su glamuroso ex estaba preparándose para contraer matrimonio con su amante, Paola Franchi? ¿O existe la posibilidad de que no fuera ella? En este emocionante relato del ascenso, el derrumbe y la resurrección de la dinastía Gucci, Sara Gay Forden nos lleva a la trastienda del juicio y expone las pasiones, el poder y las debilidades de la mayor familia de la moda de nuestro tiempo.

Discover the true story of the four women who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help shape and curate the image of The Rolling Stones—perfect for fans of Girls Like Us. "A vivid portrait ... Gossipy, entertaining, and quite right in insisting on the central role of women in making an...

Musings, style tips and thoughts on being a woman from Australia's leading fashion insider, internationally-bestselling author and former editor of Vogue, Kirstie Clements - all delivered with a good dose of wit, common sense and chutzpah. As a true fashion insider, Kirstie Clements has seen...

На вопрос: является ли мода искусством - существует множество ответов. Но бесспорно одно: мода - разновидность художественного творчества и без нее мы не можем представить нашей жизни. Мода является частью нашей жизни, ее плодами мы пользуемся повседневно.

The legendary French designer Coco Chanel was born in 1883. She changed the way women thought about fashion and themselves; her dresses were meant to free women of the corset and allow them to move freely and elegantly. At the dawn of a new century, Chanel stood for a new type of woman. Chanel worked her way up from living in an orphanage to dining with royalty. She personified her own designs.

From the co founder of the Vera Bradley empire, a practical and inspiring book that shows women how to awaken their full potential at any age.

"C'est dans le pli que tout se joue. Comme dans le rêve, il se soulève et puis se cache, se déplisse en soleil, se petit plisse en rond ou se replisse plus serré. On ouvre le cœur du pli, c'est là qu'est le génie. [...] La beauté d'un seul pli là où il ne devrait pas être comme la mémoire avec tous les plis d'avant qui se sont posés là en attente. Et puis un pli précis pas un godet ni une fronce qui sont bâtards, qui sont là par hasard."

Found in a pillowcase, the fabulous long-lost memoirs of a legendary Hollywood designer - and a genuine Australian original. Orry-Kelly created magic onscreen, from Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon to Some Like It Hot. He won three Oscars for costume design. He dressed all the biggest stars, from Bette Davis to Marilyn Monroe. He was an Australian. Yet few know who Orry-Kelly really was - until now.

For fashion journalist Lauren (“LoLo”) Scruggs, a short flight to look at Christmas lights turned into a nightmare when she was struck by the plane’s spinning propeller blades. As Lauren was rushed to the hospital, fighting for her life, the world watched in shock and horror. Several major surgeries and thousands of prayers later, Lauren was still alive. But she had suffered brain trauma and lost her left hand and left eye. Some thought that this would be the end of everything for her, a beautiful young woman working in an industry focused completely on appearance. They were wrong.

Filled with the twists, pathos and unusual characters that sprang from this novelist's extraordinary imagination, The Mystery of Charles Dickens looks back from the legendary writer's death to recall the key events in his life. In doing so, A.N. Wilson seeks to understand Dickens' creative genius and enduring popularity. Following his life from cradle to grave, it becomes clear that Dickens's fiction drew from his own experiences. Dickens knew first-hand the poverty and pain his characters endured, including the scandal of a failed marriage.