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Publisher / Publication Date: Vendome Press 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHANEL, COCO CHARubin, Susan Goldman
Summary: "Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin introduces readers to the most well-known fashion designer in the world, Coco Chanel. Beginning with the difficult years Chanel spent in an orphanage, Goldman Rubin traces Coco's development as a designer and demonstrates how her determination to be independent helped her gain worldwide recognition. Coco Chanel focuses on the obstacles Chanel faced as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 CHASummary: A thrilling behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons's highly anticipated first Haute Couture collection as Christian Dior's new Artistic Director. Beautifully melding the everyday, pressure-filled components of fashion with an elegant reverence for the history of Dior, Tcheng's colorful homage is nothing short of magical.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIOGarelick, Rhonda K.
Summary: "Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today--and for nearly the last hundred years--we all see some version of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel every time we pass a woman on the street. But few among us realize that Chanel's rolein the events of the twentieth century was as pervasive as her influence on fashion, or how deeply she absorbed and then brilliantly reimagined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: L'amour fou is a stunning, intimate and deeply moving portrait of two great men, their love and their legacy. Fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent met businessman Pierre Bergé at Christian Dior's funeral in 1957. What resulted was a relationship that would span five decades and one that would revolutionise the fashion world and change the way women dressed. After resigning his position as the head...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMO1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF AMO
Summary: A fascinating intimate portrait of Yves Saint Laurent in his twilight years. The film takes viewers behind the scenes of the fabled fashion house and the couturier's complex relationship with business partner, and former lover, Pierre Berge. Banned following its 2007 release, the film is finally available for the first time in over ten years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CELDrake, Alicia
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Sabbatical Entertainment's exclusive documentary admires Christian Dior, the famous French fashion designer whose post-World War II creations were wildly popular and whose legacy continues to influence the industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OHPochna, Marie France
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIOR, CHRISTIAN PochnaBrathwaite, Lisa D.
Summary: "The life work of Eunice W. Johnson, co-founder of Ebony magazine and a visionary who championed Black elegance through the Ebony Fashion Fair--a cross-country fashion show fundraiser"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JOHBetts, Kate
Summary: As a young woman, Kate Betts nursed a dream of striking out on her own in a faraway place and becoming a glamorous foreign correspondent. After college--and not without trepidation--she took off for Paris, renting a room in the apartment of a young BCBG (bon chic, bon genre) family and throwing herself into the local culture. She was determined to master French slang, style, and savoir faire,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2015