Designer Drama

By Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk

Is Mickey Williams about to become an international fashion phenomenon?!

Mickey thought she'd gotten used to the heavy competition at the Fashion Academy of Brooklyn. But when the students of FAB get the chance to compete for a spot in an international fashion show, Mickey's ready to get tres fierce. Because the top two winners get to experience the holy grail of fashion: Paris Fashion Week.

Mickey knows she's got what it takes to make it to Paris, especially with the support of BFF, JC, and her Apparel Arts teacher, Mr. Kaye. But Mickey's nemesis Jade wants it just as bad…and she'll do anything to get what she wants. Can Mickey push past Jade's selfish plans—and the pressure of representing FAB on the international stage—or will she have to kiss her dream au revior?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Release date: Jul 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9781492613541

Sheryl Berk

New York Times bestselling author Sheryl Berk has collaborated with numerous celebrities on their memoirs and lifestyle books. She is the founding editor in chief of Life & Style Weekly as well as a contributor to InStyle, Martha Stewart, and other publications.

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Copyright © 2016 by Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk

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Source of Production: Versa Press, East Peoria, Illinois, USA

Date of Production: May 2016

Run Number: 5006620

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright

1. Team Mickey

2. Mr. Kaye's Competition

3. Dueling Designers

4. Designs à Deux

5. Frenemies

6. If at First You Don’t Succeed…

7. Show-and-Tell

8. And the Winner Is…

9. Plan of Attack

10. Up in the Air

11. Qu’elle Surprise!

12. The Ultimate Challenge

13. Amis pour le Vie

14. A Scratchy Situation

15. In the Spotlight

Carrie’s Style File

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Back Cover

To Sabrina Chap, my partner in crime and musicals!

You will always be a FAB chick in my book.

—Sheryl

Mickey Williams burst into the Fashion Academy of Brooklyn (a.k.a. FAB) with only ten minutes to spare before first period. The school bus had been late this morning, and no matter how hard she willed the traffic to move over the Brooklyn Bridge, it had taken forever. As she dashed to her locker, the halls were buzzing with students who couldn’t help but stare at her outfit of the day.

Ooh-la-la! JC exclaimed, noting his BFF’s Eiffel Tower print T-shirt, cancan-inspired tiered ruffle skirt, and purple studded beret. He could always count on Mickey for an early-morning fashion wake-up call.

You like? she asked, giving her ensemble a twirl. She’d paired it with a mismatched pair of combat boots—one purple, one pink. Although she was pressed for time, she was glad she’d run into JC. She had something important to ask him.

It’s certainly very Parisian, JC said. All you need is a croissant-shaped purse to go with it.

Mickey pulled a gold, rectangular-shaped bag out of her backpack. Baguette, she said. I’m one step ahead of you.

So what’s with all the French-ness? her friend asked.

By now, JC knew that Mickey’s personal style was a bit over the top. But it rarely had such a strong theme, much less an international one. Mickey loved to clash her colors and patterns and to stripe her hair with colored chalk to match her ensemble. That had earned her a scholarship to FAB this year—and gotten everyone’s attention. And while not everyone embraced her talent for out-of-the-box designs, she and JC had hit it off instantly. He truly appreciated her fierce and fearless fashion attitude.

Didn’t you hear about the International Student Runway? Mickey replied. Mr. Kaye, her Apparel Arts teacher, had made a really big deal out of it and practically insisted that someone from FAB win—or else. Kaye was never kidding when he issued a command in one of his design classes. He was tough. So tough that rumor had it he used his thumb for a pincushion!

JC raised an eyebrow. And you wanna win bad. Why?

Mickey closed her eyes and sighed. Because the top FAB team gets to go to Paris Fashion Week and present their designs at the annual FIFI gala. I’ve always dreamed of going to Paris!

FIFI? JC gasped. As in the French Institute of the Fashion Industry?

Mickey nodded. Amazing, right?

Amazing—and near to impossible. Every fashion student in the world is probably competing.

I know, Mickey said. Which is why I need your help. I’ve never been anywhere out of the country, and I don’t know anything about Paris—except for what I’m wearing. Oh, and those colorful little sandwich cookies.

Macarons, JC corrected her. "I’ve visited Ladurée in France