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Lewis Aura - Dazzling Zelda The Story Of Fashion Designer Zelda Wynn Valdes - Hardcover
Lewis Aura - Dazzling Zelda The Story Of Fashion Designer Zelda Wynn Valdes - Hardcover
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Description: In this lustrous nonfiction picture book biography meet Black fashion icon and design pioneer Zelda Wynn Valdes whose dresses gowns and costumes helped make people shine. Zelda grew up watching her grandmother at the sewing machine until she decided her grandmother deserved a pretty dress of her own and Zelda was going to make it herself. Snip snap sew! The dress was sensational! Her grandmother glowed her family was dazzled and Zelda fell in love with sewing sequins and style. She began to dream of designing dresses that made people everywhere feel beautiful. Zelda started off patching and mending at a tailor shop and making dresses when she could. The 1950s fashion world was run by white designers and people weren t used to Black women like Zelda making a name for themselves. But Zelda knew she could do it. Eventually her designs became so popular that Zelda opened her very own boutique in New York City! People of all backgrounds and sizes came to Zelda's store and she dressed them for every occasion. She continued to wow crowds magazines critics and celebrities with her designs. She made gowns for famous singers like Ella Fitzgerald costumes for Broadway shows and tights for ballerinas that matched the dancers skin tones. Zelda was a star and with every sketch stitch and design she gave people a way to dazzle!
Title: Dazzling Zelda The Story Of Fashion Designer Zelda Wynn Valdes
Author(s): Lewis Aura, Aura Lewis
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781665918299
Pages: 40 Pages, F-C Digital (Jkt Spfx: Spot Uv + Emboss; Coated); Int: Uncoated Stock
Publication Date: 8/13/2024
Category: Picture Books: Character Books
Description: In this lustrous nonfiction picture book biography meet Black fashion icon and design pioneer Zelda Wynn Valdes whose dresses gowns and costumes helped make people shine. Zelda grew up watching her grandmother at the sewing machine until she decided her grandmother deserved a pretty dress of her own and Zelda was going to make it herself. Snip snap sew! The dress was sensational! Her grandmother glowed her family was dazzled and Zelda fell in love with sewing sequins and style. She began to dream of designing dresses that made people everywhere feel beautiful. Zelda started off patching and mending at a tailor shop and making dresses when she could. The 1950s fashion world was run by white designers and people weren t used to Black women like Zelda making a name for themselves. But Zelda knew she could do it. Eventually her designs became so popular that Zelda opened her very own boutique in New York City! People of all backgrounds and sizes came to Zelda's store and she dressed them for every occasion. She continued to wow crowds magazines critics and celebrities with her designs. She made gowns for famous singers like Ella Fitzgerald costumes for Broadway shows and tights for ballerinas that matched the dancers skin tones. Zelda was a star and with every sketch stitch and design she gave people a way to dazzle!
Title: Dazzling Zelda The Story Of Fashion Designer Zelda Wynn Valdes
Author(s): Lewis Aura, Aura Lewis
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781665918299
Pages: 40 Pages, F-C Digital (Jkt Spfx: Spot Uv + Emboss; Coated); Int: Uncoated Stock
Publication Date: 8/13/2024
Category: Picture Books: Character Books
