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    • The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano
    • By: Dana Thomas
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
    • Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 02-17-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 250 ratings
    • In her groundbreaking work Gods and Kings, acclaimed journalist Dana Thomas tells the true story of McQueen and Galliano. In so doing she reveals the relentless world of couture....

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    • By: Nina Garcia
    • Narrated by: Gail Shalan
    • Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 02-23-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • From Nina Garcia comes her wildly popular New York Times best seller The Little Black Book of Style. Here, in one indispensable volume, are Nina's ultimate rules of style to help you uncover your own signature look....

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    • How Fabric Changed History
    • By: Kassia St. Clair
    • Narrated by: Helen Johns
    • Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 11-26-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 279 ratings
    • Offering insights into the economic and social dimensions of clothmaking - and countering the enduring, often demeaning, association of textiles as "merely women's work" - The Golden Thread offers an alternative guide to our past, present, and future....

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    • How We Started Juicy Couture for $200 and Turned It into a Global Brand
    • By: Pamela Skaist-Levy, Booth Moore, Gela Nash-Taylor
    • Narrated by: Rose Itzcovitz
    • Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 06-13-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 93 ratings
    • Part memoir, part business manual, and 100% juicy - the inside story of Juicy Couture, one of the most iconic brands of our times....

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    • The Psychology of Everything
    • By: Carolyn Mair
    • Narrated by: Susan Osman
    • Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 06-07-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • The Psychology of Fashion offers an insightful introduction to the exciting and dynamic world of fashion in relation to human behaviour, from how clothing can affect our cognitive processes to the way retail environments manipulate consumer behaviour....

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    • A Memoir
    • By: André Leon Talley
    • Narrated by: André Leon Talley
    • Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 05-19-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,332 ratings
    • During André Leon Talley’s first magazine job, alongside Andy Warhol at Interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfeld began a decades-long friendship with the enigmatic, often caustic designer....

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    • How Textiles Made the World
    • By: Virginia I. Postrel
    • Narrated by: Caroline Cole
    • Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 08-17-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 197 ratings
    • From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide....

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    • The Inside Story of Vogue
    • By: Nina-Sophia Miralles
    • Narrated by: Esther Wane
    • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 06-21-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • What—and more importantly who—made Vogue such an enduring success? Glossy will answer this question and more by tracing the previously untold history of the magazine, from its inception as a New York gossip rag, to the sleek, corporate behemoth we know now....

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    • Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth
    • By: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
    • Length: 18 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 06-27-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Using objects that Americans have saved through the centuries and stories they have passed along, as well as histories teased from documents, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich chronicles the production of cloth—and of history—in early America....

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    • The Untold Story of Banana Republic
    • By: Mel Ziegler, Patricia Ziegler
    • Narrated by: George Newbern, Elisabeth Rodgers
    • Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 03-08-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 214 ratings
    • With $1,500 and no business experience, Mel and Patricia Ziegler turned a wild idea into a company that would become the international retail colossus Banana Republic....

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    • By: Mary Da Prato
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 03-16-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • A compilation of ten articles, Montessori Topics of Interest explores a variety of themes pertinent to anyone interested in learning more about the...

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    • How to Use Fashion Psychology to Take Your Look - and Your Life - to the Next Level
    • By: Dawnn Karen
    • Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge
    • Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 72 ratings
    • Harness the power of your wardrobe to achieve your dreams with this timely take on personal style from a world-renowned fashion psychologist....

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    • Reclaim Your Closet and Rediscover the Joy of Getting Dressed
    • By: Allison Bornstein
    • Narrated by: Suzie Althens
    • Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 02-13-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • Personal stylist Allison Bornstein has mastered the art of helping people look good and feel good. In Wear It Well, she shares her philosophy and outlines systems that will bring your style into alignment and create a wardrobe that delights your spirit....

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    • How Japan Saved American Style
    • By: W. David Marx
    • Narrated by: Brian Nishii
    • Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 05-31-16
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 95 ratings
    • In Ametora, cultural historian W. David Marx traces the Japanese assimilation of American fashion over the past 150 years....

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    • A Brand, a Culture, a Community - a Life in Streetwear
    • By: Bobby Hundreds
    • Narrated by: Bobby Hundreds
    • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 06-25-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 447 ratings
    • The story of The Hundreds and the precepts that made it an iconic streetwear brand by Bobby Hundreds himself....

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    • A Life in Style, with a Twist
    • By: Betty Halbreich, Rebecca Paley
    • Narrated by: Jane Curtin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 09-04-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 375 ratings
    • A classic tale of personal transformation amid a stunning backdrop of old world glamour and current high style, Halbreich moves from a trapped woman to a ferociously independent icon....

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    • A World History
    • By: Aarathi Prasad
    • Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
    • Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 04-30-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • Throughout history, across cultures and countries, silk has reigned as the undeniable queen of fabrics, yet its origins and evolution remain a mystery. In a gorgeous and sweeping narrative, Silk weaves together its intricate story and the indelible mark it has left on humanity.

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    • The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes
    • By: Dana Thomas
    • Narrated by: Dana Thomas
    • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 09-03-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 183 ratings
    • In Fashionopolis, Thomas sees renewal in a host of developments, including printing 3-D clothes, clean denim processing, smart manufacturing, hyperlocalism, fabric recycling - even lab-grown materials....

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    • By: Vivienne Westwood, Ian Kelly
    • Narrated by: Paula Wilcox
    • Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 10-09-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
    • Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age. Fashion designer, activist, cocreator of punk, global brand, and grandmother--a true living legend....

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    • The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
    • By: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
    • Narrated by: Donna Postel
    • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 06-12-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 211 ratings
    • New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies....

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