x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
The Time-Traveling Fashionista Series: Book 1
see page history
Description edit
When Louise Lambert receives a mysterious invitation to a traveling vintage fashion sale in the mail, her normal life in suburban Connecticut is magically transformed into a time traveling adventure. After a brief encounter with two witchy salesladies and donning an evening gown that once... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Louise Lambert: She is the main character. She is a 12 years old girl with love with fashion, especially anything vintage. She loves the old Hollywood movies and dream that one day she would live in a worth movie-making life.
- Marla: One of the sales ladies at The Traveling Fashionista
- Glenda: One of the sales ladies at The Traveling Fashionista
- Brooke: is Louise's best friend.
- Mrs. Lambert: is Lousie's mom.
- Mr. Lambert: is Lousie's dad
- Anna: Miss Baxters maid.
- Miss Baxter: A 1920s movie star
- Dr. Hastings: Add a description of this character.
- Lucile
- Mrs. Astor
- Christopher
- Gordon
- Benjamin
- Mrs. Smith
- Todd
- Alice
- Isidor Straus
- T. W.
- Lucy
- Billy
Quotes edit
-
“A new dress doesn't get you anywhere; it's the life you're living in the dress and the sort of life you had lived before, and what you will do in it later.”
Diana Vreeland -
“I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little; if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”
Coco Chanel
Setting & Locations edit
Connecticut
First Sentence edit
The invitation arrived on an ordinary Thursday.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in The Time-Traveling Fashionista Series. (standard series)
Followed by The Time-Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bianca Turetsky (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Poppy
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 5, 2011
ISBN: 978-0316105422
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Poppy
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 5, 2011
ISBN: 978-0316105422
Page Count: 272
Subjects edit
Popular Tags
See all 50 tags
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
