If you binge Project Runway and gobble down YA dystopias, then A Dress For the Wicked is for you. The first two were etched with the heads of horses, while the third was embellished with the face of a zebra with human lips and gigantic teeth.

Three gold pocket watches hung from his tailored waistcoat. Forced to adapt to a ruthless environment, Emmaline will surprise them - and surprise herself, too. Despite the heat, he was wearing a thick black coat with angular shoulders that rose high in sharp, rigid points. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books No one expects Emmaline, a girl from the country, will have anything to offer. Booklist Krause deftly handles the oft-belittled personal and political power of clothing, and fans of couture and fabulous fashion will enjoy the extravagant clothing and glamorous world that Emmy is determined to enter. But as she navigates the twisted world of high fashion, she starts to wonder: Will she be able to tailor herself to fit into this dark, corrupted race? And at what cost? Review Quotes Set in an alternate Victorian London-like past, this blends competition and cooperation for compelling drama. As the first country girl to compete, Emmy knows shell encounter extra hurdles on her way to the top. But when the head of the most admired fashion house in the country opens her prestigious design competition to girls from outside the stylish capital city, Emmys dreams seem closer than they ever have before.

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And for eighteen years, Emmaline Watkins has feared that her future held just that: nothing. The high-stakes fashion scene of a reimagined nineteenth century Europe takes center stage in this YA debut perfect for fans of The Belles and The Luxe. True to its name, the sleepy town of Shy in Avon-upon-Kynt is a place where nothing much happens. Book Synopsis Betrayal has never been so fashionable than in Autumn Krauses glamorous debut, perfect for fans of The Belles and The Luxe.

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