Arcadia Public Library

"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 financially independent woman in an era when women were...

A biography of the innovative twentieth-century designer of clothing and perfume.

Presents the life and career of the Chinese-American designer, describing her early attempts to become an ice skating star, her decision to pursue a career in fashion, and her international success as a creator of bridal wear.

Presents the life and career of the Egyptian American designer, describing his interest in fashion as a child, early work with top designers, the success of his first collection, and his emergence as an international fashion celebrity.

Profiles the famous fashion designer, whose career has included a hopeful figure skating bid for the Olympics and a stint as the editor for Vogue..

"The polo player with the raised mallet - everyone knows the Ralph Lauren logo. Now readers can learn the amazing story of the man who is a true American fashion icon. Born in the Bronx, even as a teenager Ralph Lauren was known for his distinctive fashion sense, having a taste for both classic preppy clothes and vintage looks like beat-up leather jackets. He got his start in the fashion business by selling ties that he designed. From ties he went...