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Author
Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (390 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Barbie & her sisters in the great puppy adventure: (76 min., 2015) Barbie and her sisters, return to their hometown of Willows. While going through mementos in Grandma's attic, they discover an old map, leading to a long-lost treasure buried somewhere in the town -- Barbie and the diamond castle: (79 min., 2008) Liana and Alexa are best friends who shared everything, including their love of music. One day they are given an enchanted mirror and befriend...
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
9 videodiscs (approximately 1,770 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"From the creators of Upstairs, Downstairs (Jean Marsh, Eileen Atkins) comes an addictive drama series set in the lively opulence of high-society London during the Roaring Twenties. Louise Lombard (Hidalgo, CSI) and Stella Gonet (Nicholas NIckleby) star as Evangeline and Beatrice Eliott, sisters born into weath and privilege who are left destitute when their spendthrif father dies suddenly. They have no educaiton or training, just a passion for fashion...
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sir Alec Guinness is Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who invents a fiber that never wrinkles, wears out, or gets dirty. But when mill owners and workers realize this miracle fiber will destroy their industry, Sidney becomes the most hunted man in the nation.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxi, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth-- and death-- of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationships to each other, ourselves, and the planet Take a look at your favorite pair of jeans. Maybe you bought them on Amazon or the Gap; maybe the tag says "Made in Bangladesh" or "Made in Sri Lanka." But do you know where they really came from, how many thousands of miles they crossed, or the number of hands...
28) To win a prince
Author
Series
Oloro Ile novels volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Can she stop herself from falling before she's too far gone? As a fashion aficionado and best friend of the queen of the African island country Ọlọrọ Ilé, Iris Blakely dreams of using her talent to start a sustainable clothing line to help citizens in impoverished areas and honor the country's resources. But when she discovers that Ekon Diallo--the man who betrayed her best friend--will be her business consultant, the battle between her desires...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xii, 366 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A thriller that alternates between the glamorous fashion world of Paris and the rugged beauty of the Isle of Harris in the Scottish Hebrides. When a fabric entrepreneur is killed in a car explosion in Paris, Niamh, his wife and business partner, becomes the prime suspect. The Parisian police continue to hound her when she returns to Harris to bury her husband's remains. After an attempt is made on her life, Niamh has to wonder if the motive is simply...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
1060L
Physical Desc
120 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Science and engineering make the entire fashion industry possible. Computer technology is used in fashion design, dyes and special treatments such as waterproofing use chemical processes, and engineering innovations improve clothing over time. Learn through hands-on projects, links to online resources, and text-to-world connections.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
178 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Today, in her home office, Beverly Varnado wears athletic shoes as she creates novels, blogs, and screenplays. But in her first act as a department store buyer, she strode New York's Seventh Avenue searching for the next fashion trend and wearing out an endless parade of high heels."--Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
viii, 293 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning journalist Alden Wicker breaks open a story hiding in plain sight: the unregulated toxic chemicals that are likely in your wardrobe right now, how they're harming you, and what you can do about it. In To Dye For, Wicker reveals how clothing manufacturers have successfully swept consumers' concerns under the rug for more than 150 years, and why synthetic fashion and dyes made from fossil fuels are so deeply intertwined with the rise...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
930L
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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"--...
Author
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Describes the conditions that gave rise to efforts to secure better working conditions for women in the garment industry in early twentieth-century New York and led to the formation of the Women's Trade Union League and the first women's strike in1909.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : 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"--
39) More sewing to sell: take your handmade business to the next level : 16 new projects to make & sell!
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 pattern sheet.
Language
English
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Diane Von Furstenberg, Vivienne Westwood, Sarah Burton, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Donna Karan, and Iris van Herpen are among the great women designers to emerge in the last few decades. We now live in an age when no one would dare call them "that little seamstress," as Paul Poiret disdainfully referred to Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel more than a century ago. The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion highlights early innovative and contemporary designers working...
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