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Proposing a marriage of convenience to a rugged logger is the boldest move of Nora Underhill's sheltered life. In return for Simon Wallin's protection from her overbearing family, the unassuming seamstress offers prime frontier farmland. But their paper marriage changes when Nora's greedy brother tries to draw her back into a life of drudgery. Her only option: move to Simon's farm, and into the center of his loving, unruly family. Years of shouldering...
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"Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Vivienne's involvement is something she can't reveal to either of them.Two generations later, Claire's English granddaughter Harriet arrives in Paris, rootless and adrift, desperate to find a...
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On November 22, 1963, the First Lady accompanied her husband to Dallas, Texas, dressed in a pink Chanel-style suit. Much of her wardrobe came from the New York boutique Chez Ninon, where a young seamstress, named Kate, worked behind the scenes to craft the outfits. When the pink suit Kate created becomes iconic for all the wrong reasons, her already fragile world, divided between the excess and artistry of Chez Ninon and the traditional values of...
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"Every Halloween, it's the same thing! Charlotte the little witch has to honor tradition and put on her scariest costume. But this year, Charlotte doesn't want to be scary. She wants to wear something that reflects who she is. To make that happen, she enlists the help of her best friends and of her beloved grandmother, a gifted seamstress. Will Charlotte find the perfect costume? Better yet, will she be able to start her own Halloween tradition?"--...
45) A killing notion
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Harlow is doing everything she can to expand her dressmaking business, Buttons & Bows--without letting clients know abot her secret charm. When she has a chance to create homecoming dresses with a local charity and handmade mums for several high school girls--including Gracie, whose father, Will, has mended Harlow's heart--she is reading to use her magical talents for a great cause. But when Gracie's date for the dance is accused of murder, Harlow...
47) Fallen beauty
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"Upstate New York, 1928. Laura Kelley and the man she loves sneak away from their judgmental town to attend a performance of the scandalous Ziegfeld Follies. But the dark consequences of their night of daring and delight reach far into the future.... That same evening, Bohemian poet Edna St. Vincent Millay and her indulgent husband hold a wild party in their remote mountain estate, hoping to inspire her muse. Millay declares her wish for a new lover...
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Stanca di rammendare calzini e grembiuili, la sarta Gelsomina sogna di creare capi di alta moda. Quando una signora sconosciuta arriva in paese in una macchina vaporosa e scoppietante, Gelsomia si rende conto che la sua vita sta per cambiare, perche' la signora ha bisogno di un abito molto speciale. L'unico problema e' il filato che le servira' e di cui nessuno hai mai sentito parlare. Esistera' davvero? Uniamoci a Gelsomina alla recerca del filato...
52) Velvet: Season 2
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In season two, stolen kisses, and jealous outbursts abound. While Spain's wealthiest and most beautiful women continue to be attracted by the sensuality of Velvet Galleries' garments, it's seduction that seems to drive the store's highly competitive management. Alberto, heir to the Velvet fortune, has married a socialite rather than Ana, the love of his life. She, too, is aware that her lowly rank as a seamstress represents a hurdle that she cannot...
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Florence Connelly is broken hearted. Her marriage has collapsed under the weight of the loss she shares with her husband, and her beloved grandmother has just died. Even the joy she found in dressmaking is gone. But things change when Flo opens a box of vintage 1960s dress patterns found inside her grandmother's wardrobe. Inside each pattern packet is a fabric swatch, a postcard from Europe and a photograph of a mysterious young woman, Nancy Moon,...
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"Zaragoza, 1950. La joven Julia llega a la ciudad sola y embarazada, fruto de una relación prohibida con un hombre que acaba de morir. Aunque conoce las dificultades que entraña ser una mujer en sus condiciones, el deseo de labrar un futuro digno para su hijo la lleva a montar un salón de alta costura, con la ayuda de Rosita, una joven modista. Atraídas por su talento, las mujeres de las familias más adineradas de Zaragoza no tardarán en frecuentar...
55) Velvet: Season 3
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In season three, Velvet Galleries continues to be ground zero for money, fashion, drama, entanglements, love, jealousies, plots, and counter-plots involving its owners, customers, and residential employees. Looming over all is the love story between Alberto and Ana. Torn between family obligations and the cry of his heart, Alberto resolves to leave his wife and commit to Ana. However, a surprise piece of news wrecks their plans.
56) Velvet: Season 4
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In season four, years have passed, and Velvet Galleries continues to stand as the beacon for fashion and taste. Women in the 1960s, however, are no longer content to dream of unaffordable clothes but demand quality apparel for themselves. The store cannot afford to cater exclusively to the wealthy. As the season begins, top designer Ana prepares to bring ready-to-wear fashion to Velvet. A penitent Cristina returns but makes a shocking discovery.
59) La costurera
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"Emília y Luzia dos Santos, dos hermanas con una excelente destreza para la costura, sueñan con escapar de su pequeño pueblo, un anhelo que separa sus vidas ... Luzia sufre una deformidad desde que un accidente en la infancia la dejara lisiada y se convierte en una muchacha ruda y también poco casadera. Su única oportunidad de conseguir la independencia y la felicidad será casarse con el bandido que la secuestra, Antonio, el Halcón. En cambio...
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