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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Raassi, Tala, author.     Subjects     Raassi, Tala.     Fashion designers -- United States -- Biography.     Women fashion designers -- United States -- Biography.     Iranian Americans -- Biography.     Iranian American women -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Raassi, Tala, author.       by title:      Fashion is freedom :...         MARC Display

Fashion is freedom : how a girl from Tehran broke the rules to change her world / Tala Raassi. by Raassi, Tala, author. Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, c2016. Subjects Raassi, Tala.   Fashion designers -- United States -- Biography.   Women fashion designers -- United States -- Biography.   Iranian Americans -- Biography.   Iranian American women -- Biography. ISBN:  9781492635185 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1492635189 (pbk. : alk. paper) Description:  310 pages ; 21 cm Contents:  My magical Iran -- Chapter 1: The crime of the miniskirt -- Chapter 2: With love there is no fear -- Chapter 3: Theater of war -- Chapter 4: Behind closed doors -- Chapter 5: The power of money -- Chapter 6: Finding brilliance in creation -- Chapter 7: Rock-star education -- Chapter 8: Tehran High -- Chapter 9: Restrictions made me resourceful -- Chapter 10: Behind bars -- Don't get hopeless, get empowered -- Chapter 11: No change, no butterflies -- Chapter 12: First fashion stride -- Chapter 13: Diamond in the rough -- Chapter 14: The world's longest runway -- Chapter 15: Collecting passport stamps -- Chapter 16: The bare bones of the craft -- Door-to-door -- Chapter 17: Never trust capri pants -- Chapter 18: Fashion in the haunted town house -- Chapter 19: Naughty São Paulo -- Chapter 20: God doesn't have partners -- Chapter 21: Starting over -- Chapter 22: Born to design -- Chapter 23: Think big -- Chapter 24: My mission published -- Chapter 25: The lipstick revolution -- Where is my crown? -- Chapter 26: A golden opportunity -- Chapter 27: Living the dream -- Chapter 28: Fake reality -- Chapter 29: Women in power -- Chapter 30: Match made in Hell -- Chapter 31: Life and lemons -- Chapter 32: The fragility of fame -- Chapter 33: Aftermath and breakdown -- Chapter 34: Free and fearless. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Since she was young, Tala Raassi knew her fate lay in fashion. But growing up in her beloved homeland of Iran, a woman can be punished for exposing her hair in public, let alone wearing the newest trends. Despite strict regulations, Tala developed a keen sense of style in backroom cafes and secret parties. She never imagined her behavior would land her in prison, or bring the cruel sting of a whip for the crime of wearing a mini-skirt. Tala's forty lashes didn't keep her down they fanned the flames of individuality and inspired her to embrace a new freedom in the United States. As she developed her own clothing label, her exploration into the creative, cut throat community of Western fashion opened her eyes to the ups and downs of hard work, hard decisions, and hard truths. Fashion is Freedom takes us on a journey that crosses the globe, from Colombia to Miss Universe, and inspires women everywhere to be fearless...,"--Amazon.com.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 746.92092 Raassi Ra Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 746.92092 Raassi Ra Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 746.9209 Raassi Ra Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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