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A Dress for the Wicked

by Autumn Krause

Fashion, ambition, and the price of fitting in

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Fashion, ambition, and the price of fitting in

Eighteen-year-old Emmaline Watkins sees a prestigious fashion-design competition as a way beyond the limited prospects of her small town. Entering as the first contestant from outside the capital, she faces a world where the competition extends beyond making clothes: the source frames high fashion as a corrupt arena that may demand personal compromises. Fashion is both the setting and the means through which the book explores ambition, social boundaries, and the tension between adapting to an elite world and holding on to oneself.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fashion-centered fiction.
  • Readers who enjoy stories about ambition and competition.
  • Those drawn to young adult fiction exploring social divides and personal compromise.

Themes

Fashion and designAmbitionSocial class and accessIdentity and compromise

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Book overview

Betrayal has never been so fashionable than in Autumn Krause's glamorous 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. And for eighteen years, Emmaline Watkins has feared that her future held just that: nothing.

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, Emmy's dreams seem closer than they ever have before.

As the first "country girl" to compete, Emmy knows she'll encounter extra hurdles on her way to the top. 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?

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