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2) Clothes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This title takes a simple look at the difference between wants and needs with relation to clothes. Clothing is a basic need, but do we really need all the clothes we have?
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English
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This book "is the embodiment of Rachel's ethos--a style guide every woman, no matter what stage of life she is in, [can use] to help her define and implement her personal look, motivate her to focus on the person she wants to be and the job she aspires to have, and make choices based on where she wants to go. Rachel offers hands-on tips for developing personal style while staying true to yourself, using and updating what's in your closest, and adding...
4) Worn stories
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English
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"Everyone has a memoir in miniature in at least one piece of clothing. In Worn Stories, Emily Spivack has collected over sixty of these clothing-inspired narratives from cultural figures and talented storytellers. First-person accounts range from the everyday to the extraordinary, such as artist Marina Abramovic on the boots she wore to walk the Great Wall of China; musician Rosanne Cash on the purple shirt that belonged to her father; and fashion...
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The boots a passenger had on when his plane landed on the Hudson River. The tank top Andy Warhol's assistant wore to one of their nightclub outings together. The jacket a taxi driver put on to feel safe as he worked the night shift. - These and over sixty other clothing-inspired narratives make up Worn in New York, the latest volume from New York Times bestselling author Emily Spivack. In these first-person accounts, contributors in and out of the...
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Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"You may get dressed every day without really thinking about what you're putting on, but did you know that what you wear has a powerful effect on how you feel? Or that your clothes influence the way others perceive you? By making a few adjustments to your wardrobe, and learning to style from the inside out, [you may] not only elevate your look, but level up your entire life"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher
Princeton Archetectural Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Dressing the Resistance' explores how everyday people have harnessed the visual power of clothing, accessories and costume to spur social and cultural change. Throughout history, societies have used clothing to show acceptance and exclusion, convention and subversion, group belonging and rejection. In the same way, fashion, clothing, textiles and costume have served their own critical role in shaping protest movements throughout history. In short,...