The Time-Traveling Fashionista
What if a beautiful vintage dress could take you back in time?Louise Lambert has always dreamed of movie starlets and exquisite gowns and longs for the day when she can fill the closet of her normal suburban home with stylish treasures. But when she receives a mysterious invitation to a vintage...
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What if a beautiful vintage dress could take you back in time?Louise Lambert has always dreamed of movie starlets and exquisite gowns and longs for the day when she can fill the closet of her normal suburban home with stylish treasures. But when she receives a mysterious invitation to a vintage fashion sale in the mail, her once painfully average life is magically transformed into a time-travel adventure. Suddenly onboard a luxurious cruise ship a hundred years ago, Louise relishes the glamorous life of this opulent era and slips into a life of secrets, drama, and decadence. . . .Dreamy and imaginative, The Time-Traveling Fashionista features thirty full-color fashion illustrations to show gorgeous dresses and styles throughout history.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780316105422
Publish date: 05-04-2011
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Time Travel,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Fiction,
Historical
I was caught a little off guard by this Fashionista, but not in a good way. Saying this was okay is about a positive as I can get. Its negatives more then outweighed its positives and left me unsatisfied for such a promising concept.To start with, a third person narrative is a difficult sell for mos...
I'd give it a five for the illustrations but I felt the story a bit too simple for my taste. But then again, I'm not the intended audience so that may have played a huge part in it. For a tween, this would be awesome.
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