The Paris seamstress, Natasha Lester
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The Paris seamstress, Natasha Lester
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eng
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fiction
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The Paris seamstress
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Natasha Lester
Summary
1940. Parisian seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee France as the Germans advance. She is bound for Manhattan with a few francs, one suitcase, her sewing machine and a dream: to have her own atelier. 2015. Australian curator Fabienne Bissette journeys to the annual Met Gala for an exhibition of her beloved grandmother's work - one of the world's leading designers of ready-to-wear clothing. But as Fabienne learns more about her grandmother's past, she uncovers a story of tragedy, heartbreak and secrets - and the sacrifices made for love
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- Fashion designers -- Fiction
- French -- United States -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Young women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Australian fiction
- Women dressmakers -- Fiction
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject9
- Fashion designers -- Fiction
- French -- United States -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Young women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Australian fiction
- Women dressmakers -- Fiction
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Content1
- Author1