Showing results for "Fashion" in Genre Fiction

'Razor-sharp and deliciously wry' COCO MELLORS 'Funny, tender, thrillingly dark' HEATHER DARWENT 'Exhilarating, beguiling, beautiful' OLIVIA PETTER An astonishing portrait of a city on the brink of a dizzying new era and a story about a young woman who will do anything to infiltrate the rarefied...

Il 27 marzo 1995 Maurizio Gucci, erede della favolosa dinastia dell'alta moda, mentre sta per raggiungere il suo ufficio di Milano viene assassinato a colpi di pistola da uno sconosciuto. Nel 1998, l'ex moglie Patrizia Reggiani Martinelli - soprannominata la "Vedova nera" dalla stampa - viene condannata a 29 anni di prigione come mandante dell'omicidio.

Pushing Lucy Remington's buttons is my favorite pastime and has been since we were kids. Watching as her brilliant blue eyes darken in anger when I mockingly call her Princess—even though she is one—fills me with immense satisfaction. She's the last woman on Earth I would want to take as my wife, yet that's exactly what her grandfather—my King—asks of me.

Two estranged sisters find that forgiveness never goes out of style when they inherit their mother’s vintage jackets, purses... and pearls of wisdom.

In the heart of occupied WWII Paris, an elegant fashion house is the unlikely headquarters of a daring resistance network. Behind closed doors, courageous women vie to save loved ones and strangers alike from the Nazis in this powerful story of survival, friendship and second chances. France...

Rebellin, Designerin, Aktivistin - Vivienne Westwood. 1965: Geschieden und alleinerziehend, sieht Vivienne Westwood keine Alternative, als ihren Traum von einem anderen Leben abzuhaken und Lehrerin zu werden. Doch dann verliebt sie sich in den Kunststudenten Malcolm McLaren und eröffnet mit ihm in London einen Fashion-Shop, der zum Anlaufpunkt all jener wird, die gegen das Establishment rebellieren. Als Malcolm die "Sex Pistols" gründet und Vivienne die Outfits der Band entwirft, ist der Look des Punk geboren.

One of Skimm's Books We Couldn't Put Down This Year Four friends. Fifteen years. Who We Are Now is a story of Sliding Doors moments, those seemingly small choices of early adulthood that determine the course of our lives. It is 2006 and Rachel, Clarissa, Dev, and Nate are best friends, seniors...

A deliciously entertaining novel about the stars of a popular teen show from the early 2000s—and the reunion special, thirteen years after their scandalous flameout, that will either be their last chance at redemption, or destroy them all for good. Back in 2004, The Daydreams had it all: a...

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...

THE HOTLY AWAITED NOVEL FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Available for digital download! Heartbreak, headlines and Hermes – welcome to Brooke's new world… Brooke and Julian live a happy life in New York – she's the breadwinner working two jobs and he's the...

"We architects must be idealists. We construct not just individual buildings, but whole cities. We plan cities, and in doing so, change lives." Plastic Emotions is a novel based on the true life story of Minnette de Silva -forgotten feminist icon and the first female Sri Lankan architect. In a...

A sweeping historical novel that spans Germany, England, and the United States and follows a young couple torn apart by circumstance leading up to World War II—and the family secret that may prove to be the means for survival. Love brought them together. But only time can save them… 1931...

Amsterdam, années cinquante. Koko grandit sans père, au côté d'une mère couturière abonnée aux amants violents, et se réfugie dans la confection de vêtements de poupée. Encore adolescente, elle se lance dans la vente de fripes, qu'elle restaure avec talent. La jeune fille, dotée d'un sacré caractère et d'un bagout indéniable, se fait rapidement un nom dans l'univers de la mode d'occasion et ouvre sa propre boutique à 21 ans seulement.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Aviator’s Wife returns with a triumphant new novel about New York’s “Swans” of the 1950s—and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley. People’s...

The Wig, the Bitch & the Meltdown is a satirical look behind the scenes of Model Muse, a fictional reality model competition show and global phenomenon. Seen through the eyes of our moral compass Pablo Michaels - the heart of production in the helter-skelter world of Model Muse - we look behind the scenes and backstage shenanigans of the fashion/reality TV world. As "The Fixer", Pablo is the man everyone turns to in crisis.

EDNASTORIA (Lontong Sayur Dalam Lembaran Fashion) adalah refleksi dari sisi hidup wartawan-wartawan lifestyle. Mereka berada dalam profesi yang berhadapan langsung dengan berbagai kondisi sosial metropolis. Mereka berinteraksi dengan orang-orang "gila brand", social climber, fashion...