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Elevate beyond the everyday into a mind-space of fashion. Let your mind wonder, into a realm of thoughts about style. Enjoy fanciful lyrics and imagine living among the elite; in the fashion scene.

Strategically Suited helps you grow your business or advance your career by making a great first impression - and as a bonus, looking your best can give you a new and powerful confidence. With advice that can work for men or women and an emphasis on staying true to your own style, longtime image and sales strategist Lee Heyward shows that when you up-level your look, you’ll feel great, have more fun - and close more business.

Dive into the world of fashion refinement with our comprehensive guide to clothing cheats, hacks, hints, tips, and tricks. Uncover the secrets of color coordination, fabric mastery, and accessory finesse as you embark on a journey to elevate your personal style. From nuanced details to advanced techniques, this book is your go-to companion for transforming your wardrobe into a canvas of self-expression.

50 Things to Know About Budget Shopping: Staying on top of the Latest Trends and Styles without Breaking the Bank, by Amanda Walton, offers an approach to shopping that makes it affordable for everyone. Most books on budget shopping tell you to save money first and worry about style second.

We may not often think of our clothes as having a function beyond covering our naked bodies and keeping us a little safer from the elements. But to discount the enormous influence of clothing on anything from economic cycles to the future of water scarcity is to ignore the greater meaning of the garments we put on our backs. Disrobed vividly considers the role that clothing plays in everything from natural disasters to climate change to terrorism to geopolitics to agribusiness.

Gnats in a Hat contains short interviews with stylish bugs. It describes a chance encounter with an insect, worm, or spider who is wearing something too fantastic to ignore.

Since Kate Middleton was thrust into the spotlight, her style has evolved from safe and conservative to elegant and chic. This unique audiobook looks at her transformation from student to socialite and follows her ascent into the influential fashion pack. Meet the girl who would grow up to marry a prince and see what it takes to become a style icon and modern-day princess.

The New York Times bestselling story of the golden age of luxury department stores, and the trailblazing women who ran them. The twentieth century department store: a wonderland of consumption where every wish could be met under one roof. Dropping off the baby at nursery; an afternoon tea; a stroll through the latest fashions. A wedding (or funeral) could be planned. A Bengal Tiger cub could be purchased. Inside these towering price-tag palaces, anything was possible. They were beacons of modernity, and within this atmosphere of glamour and luxury, women dominated.

Embark on an extraordinary journey as this book unveils the fusion of music and fashion through the careers of Beyoncé & Taylor Swift. The narrative transcends borders, providing a passport to witness the seismic impact of two of the world's most influential artists on the global stage.

Organized by region, with one chapter devoted to Paris, Made in France takes you on a complete tour of the dazzling, artisanal legacy of France, uncovering off-the-beaten-path destinations and one-of-a-kind, hidden workshops, where everything from lingerie to chocolate is turned out completely by hand, piece by piece.

Mit dem Bestseller How to be Parisian entdecken Sie die Kunst, gleichzeitig organisiert und chaotisch, stolz und doch voller Selbstzweifel, loyal und doch untreu, mit anderen Worten: eine echte Pariserin zu sein! Millionen Frauen überall auf der Welt wollen so sein wie sie: die Pariserin. Denn nur sie schafft es, mit Stil, Charme und beneidenswerter Lässigkeit durchs Leben zu gehen.

Behind the Button shares a look behind the scenes of the empowering story of Jill Strickland Brown's rise in the fashion industry, from small-town customer-service gal, to NYC seven-figure independent sales representative, to thriving retail-store owner, influencing and supporting thousands of women along the way.

This couple started their second venture to offer inclusive western workwear for women amidst the pandemic

How this self-taught designer decided to live her entrepreneurial dream during the pandemic

A personal, expert look at iconic beauty products of the past, present and future from Britain's best and most trusted beauty writer. New beauty products are launched every day, but which ones really do the job, underneath all of the packaging? And which long-standing classics deserve to be dusted off before they are forgotten in amongst all the new trends?

Editor in chief Alexandra Shulman kept a diary of British Vogue's centenary year. And what a year. She reveals the emotional and logistical minefield of producing the 100th anniversary issue (that Duchess of Cambridge cover surprise), organising the star-studded Vogue 100 Gala and working with designers from Victoria Beckham to Karl Lagerfeld and contributors from David Bailey to Alexa Chung, all under the continual scrutiny of a television documentary crew.

Юлия Платова — переводчик, журналист, блогер. Автор канала "Bellalavanda" в Дзен, который насчитывает более 120 000 подписчиков и 5 000 000 читателей. Кем была Венера Боттичелли? Какой постыдный секрет притаился в золотых картинах Климта? Как повлиял скандал Уайльда на его жену? Чей образ нашел отражение в роскошных коллекциях Диора? Была ли Брик единственной музой Маяковского? "Рождение красоты" — это возможность услышать голоса людей, оставшихся в тени гениев, но без которых не появились бы признанные мировые шедевры.

Die Mode schreibt ihre ganz eigenen Geschichten. Und wer könnte sie besser erzählen als Guido Maria Kretschmer. Freuen Sie sich auf verschwundene Mäntel, sprechende Leggings, Dirndl im Exil, ein Kostüm mit Pferdeschweif, fliegende Röcke und angetrunkene Cocktailkleider. Dazu außerdem wichtige Mode-Basics: Erfahren Sie, welches Kleidungsstück Sie wie und wann am besten tragen und welcher Schnitt zu welcher Figur passt.

These 10 classic fashion items are part of the universal language of style: the white t-shirt, miniskirt, hoodie, jeans, ballet flat, Breton top, biker jacket, little black dress, stiletto, trench. While trends may come and go, they remain symbols of perennial cool, part of a capsule collection of chic emblems that represent who we are, who we want to be and how we want to be seen. The Ten tells the story of each item's creation, its journey to popularity and why it matters today.

Modish Maxims is a style bible, written to give listeners a clear and simple understanding of how to build a basic, essential, and advanced wardrobe (based on personality and preference), with the long-term aim to achieve a tasteful and consistent personal style. It is a timely publication which gears towards de-centralizing the knowledge of styling whilst giving listeners the power to be stylish and establish the foundation they need to develop and hone a functional, memorable, aspirational, and unique personal brand.