Skater Chic Style

Skater Chic Style
Author: Mari Bolte
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 162065038X

"Lively text and fun illustrations describe how to draw cool fashions"--

Skater Girl

Skater Girl
Author: Patty Segovia
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2006-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1569755426

Colorful introduction to skateboarding for girls.

Skater Girls

Skater Girls
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2020-09
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781942084853

Increasing the visability of under-represented girl skateboarders, these portraits are captured on location with the photographic historical process, wet plate collodion using a portable darkroom and 8x10 view camera.

It's Not about Pretty

It's Not about Pretty
Author: Cindy Whitehead
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692821947

Skateboarding, Photography and female empowerment book

Flat Track Fashion

Flat Track Fashion
Author: Ellen Parnavelas
Publisher: A&C Black Visual Arts
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781408155011

Roller derby is now the fastest growing sport in the world. The revival of this fast-paced female-dominated sport has seen over 1,000 leagues established internationally since it began in 2001. Roller derby is a tough, sexy and stylish contact sport that is taking the world by storm. How many other sports can you name that feature players decked out in fishnet tights and miniskirts, gold hotpants and warpaint, as well as a showcase of tattoos? Flat Track Fashion is the very first book that features stunning fashion photographs documenting the visual feast of feisty fashions from leagues all over the world and captures the spirit and style of the roller derby revival. Complete with foreword by veteran skater Virginia 'Cheap Trixie' Evans of the Texas Rollergirls, this book includes everything from the history and origin of the sport to uniforms and logos, personal styles and fashions from leagues around the world, protective gear and skates to menswear, referees, make up and tattoos. Flat Track Fashion is an exceptional publication, perfectly timed to capture the revival of the world's hottest sport.

Girls, Style, and School Identities

Girls, Style, and School Identities
Author: S. Pomerantz
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2008-05-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0230612504

Writing against the grain of popular perception and moral panic, Pomerantz offers an intricate look at the importance of style for girls in school. Based on a year long ethnography in a Canadian high school, Pomerantz highlights style as a meaning-making practice that demands to be taken seriously.

Fearless Fashion

Fearless Fashion
Author: Alison Bell
Publisher: Lobster Press
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781894222860

"This is the thinking girl's guide to style, with juicy tidbits of fashion history, pics of trendy celebrities and the styles they embrace, fun style quizzes, and creative ways to personalize any look."

Shredders

Shredders
Author: Sierra Prescott
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1984857398

A stunningly photographed tribute to female skaters of all ages and backgrounds, from novice to pro--plus an illustrated history of the skateboard, skating tips and tricks, and more. In celebration of the rad, undying spirit of skateboarding, Shredders features gorgeous photography and stories of today's most awesome female skaters. The women and girls profiled range from rising young riders like eight-year-old Ariel Cai--who shreds at the largest indoor skate park in China--to old-school pros like Laura Thornhill Caswell--the first woman to get a signature model board--and today's star shredders like X Games gold winner and Tony Hawk protégé Lizzie Armanto. From street and slalom skaters to park queens and long-distance pushers, Shredders features athletes and hobbyists of all skate styles, ages, backgrounds, and skill levels, showing that skateboarding has something for everyone. For aspiring skaters, Shredders is the perfect entryway into the world of skateboarding, with tips for setting up and maintaining your board as well as overviews of skate styles, history, and slang. And Shredders also invites experienced riders to fall back in love with the sport that embodies freedom, individuality, and active self-expression. Skaters of every stripe are sure to find their inspiration to shred within these pages.

Skate Like a Girl

Skate Like a Girl
Author: Carolina Amell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 3791387073

This incredible photographic celebration of inspirational female skaters from all over the globe will appeal to skate fans of every age. In ever-increasing numbers, girls and women are gathering at skate parks and competing in skateboarding events on nearly every continent. In stunning photographs of remarkable female skaters in action, this book celebrates the incredible range of styles, ethnicities, and ages that make up a rapidly growing community. Skate Like a Girl features professional skaters, pioneers and newcomers, skate photographers and filmmakers, downhill skateboarders, longboarders, and gold medalists. You’ll meet skaters who are moms, models, artists, and engineers. What they all have in common is that skating is their way of life. Hailing from all over the world, each woman is profiled in her own words of wisdom about going after her dreams, falling hard, and getting right back up. Filled with empowering images and inspiring words, this book will encourage girls and women of every age to get on a board and shred!

I Love Your Style

I Love Your Style
Author: Amanda Brooks
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2009-09-15
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0061833126

The former muse and creative director for designer label Tuleh, and author of the blog "In Her Eyes" for Men′s Vogue, Amanda Brooks is a lifelong fashion chameleon with an unerring eye for the elements of personal style. Smart, glamorous, media-savvy and remarkably practical, Amanda has spent her entire life constructing a unique, eclectic and intimately personal sense of style. With classic roots, bohemian flair, a taste for designer luxuries, and a love for bargains everywhere, Amanda has looked to every imaginable source of fashion inspiration-from high-fashion runways and magazines, to thrift stores and classic movies, to her neighbors in downtown New York and old family photo albums. In I Love Your Style, Amanda helps women of all ages begin to cull through the frighteningly vast world of fashion, from its staid basics to its trendiest moments. I Love Your Style is a sumptuous full-color look-book and style bible, complete with more than 400 classic and modern photographs, that will both empower and inspire women to dive into the challenge of defining, or refining, their personal style. With fully illustrated chapters, sidebars, shopping lists, and personal stories devoted to a range diverse styles and shopping techniques-Classic, Bohemian, Minimalist, Street, High-Fashion, Cheap Chic, Vintage-Brooks walks readers through every angle of the fashion world, from the basic pieces and accessories that define a style, to the small details, combinations, and adaptations that can make it your own. With its focus on embracing creativity, personal history, originality, and the freedom to pick and choose aspects from any distinct "style"-and with no "rules," "commandments," or lengthy lists of "don′ts" in sight-I Love Your Style is a must-read for budding fashionistas, or anyone who finds herself frustrated in front of the mirror each morning.