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The Bombshell Manual of Style
Laren Stover, Kimberly Forrest, Nicole Burdette, Randi Gollin · back to the book
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Include books by the same authorBringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag
Michael Tonello · 272 pages
Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them
Jillian Venters · 236 pages
An essential, fully illustrated guidebook to day-to-day Goth livingThere's more to being a Goth than throwing on some black velvet, dyeing your hair, and calling it a day (or a night). How do you dress with morbid flair when going to a job interview? Is there such a thing as growing too old to be a Goth? How do you explain to your grandma that it's not just a phase?Jillian Venters, a.k.a. "the Lad
The Vogue Factor
Kirstie Clements · 224 pages
In May 2012 Kirstie Clements was unceremoniously sacked after thirteen years in the editor's chair at Vogue Australia. Here she tells the story behind the headlines, and takes us behind the scenes of a fast-changing industry. During a career at Vogue that spanned twenty-five years, Clements rubbed shoulders with Karl Lagerfeld, Kylie Minogue, Ian Thorpe, Crown Princess Mary, Cate Blanchett, and ma
Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern
Joshua Zeitz · 345 pages
Blithely flinging aside the Victorian manners that kept her disapproving mother corseted, the New Woman of the 1920s puffed cigarettes, snuck gin, hiked her hemlines, danced the Charleston, and necked in roadsters. More important, she earned her own keep, controlled her own destiny, and secured liberties that modern women take for granted. Her newfound freedom heralded a radical change in American
Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman
Sam Wasson · 260 pages
A closeup examination of Blake Edwards' classic film, Breakfast at Tiffany's, winner of two Oscars.
Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America
Ayana Byrd, Lori L. Tharps · 208 pages
How to Murder Your Life
Cat Marnell · 379 pages
"From Cat Marnell, 'New York's enfant terrible' (The Telegraph), a candid and darkly humorous memoir of prescription drug addiction and self-sabotage, set in the glamorous world of fashion magazines and downtown nightclubs. At twenty-six, Cat Marnell was an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America--and that's all most people knew about her. But she hid a secret
Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights
Jessica Kerwin Jenkins
The Audrey Hepburn Treasures
Ellen Erwin, Jessica Z. Diamond · 192 pages
A scrapbook-style souvenir album of Hepburn interviews, photos, and replicated memorabilia includes pieces from the late actress's estate and is complemented by removable elements and anecdotes by friends and family members.
Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women
Michael Gross · 542 pages
The Truth About Style
Stacy London
"The hilarious, beloved cohost of TLC's What Not to Wear examines the universal obstacles all women--including herself--put in their way With her unique talent for seeing past disastrous wardrobes to the core emotional issues that caused these sartorial crises, style savant Stacy London has transformed not only the looks but also the lives of hundreds of guests who have appeared on What Not to W
To Marry an English Lord
Gail MacColl, Carol Wallace · 403 pages
In 1895, nine American girls married peers of the British realm. It was the peak year of a social phenomenon that began when the entrenched members of old New York snubbed these "new money" families after the Civil War, sending them off to England in quest of class. MacColl presents a rich tapestry of essays, sidebars, fact-filled boxes, and lively anecdotes to chronicle the era respresnted by Dow
Face Paint: The Story of Makeup
Lisa Eldridge · 240 pages
"Make-up, as we know it, has only been commercially available in the last 100 years, but applying decoration to the face and body may be one of the oldest global social practices. Lisa Eldridge, one of the world's foremost make-up artists--with a very large and loyal public following of her own--has written the first real history of the subject. Face Paint will explore the reasons behind make-up's
Wicked: The Grimmerie
David Cote, Stephen Schwartz, Joan Marcus, Winnie Holzman · 183 pages
A companion volume to the hit Broadway musical set in Oz recounts the exploits of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the good witch, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the musical and its creation, profiles of cast and crew, anecdotes, and the show's libretto.
Man Repeller
Leandra Medine · 242 pages
"The Man Repeller" is a humorous weblog founded by the author, about fashion. The essays herein are derived from the stories and anecdotes found on the blog.
What Not to Wear: The Rules
Trinny Woodall, Susannah Constantine · 176 pages
Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work
Tim Gunn, Ada Calhoun · 272 pages
Georgette Heyer's Regency World
Jennifer Kloester · 381 pages
This book recreates Georgette Heyer's most enchanting characters and their most memorable scenes in the locations in which they actually took place, guiding the reader through them in a series of tours.