Nikki Hind by John Dickson
$26.00 Inc GST
Meet Nikki Hind, the blind fashion designer with her own fashion label. When she was growing up, Nikki couldn’t see out of her left eye.That didn’t stop her from dressing-up and making her own clothes though. When she put on different outfits, she could be anyone. After a stroke during her pregnancy took away Nikki’s vision in her right eye, she decided to pursue a career doing what she had always loved: designing. Nikki started her own fashion label, Blind Grit and now, Nikki’s label is shown at Melbourne Fashion Week and employs people with disabilities and challenges.
The third book in the Big Visions series that portrays significant Australians living with blindness or low vision features a blind fashion designer whose work is shown at Melbourne Fashion Week.
About the Author: John Dickson is an experienced and successful journalist, copywriter and award-winning children’s author. He has written several children’s books including M is for Mutiny: history by alphabet (shortlisted, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, 2018), Under My Bed, Norton took Something and The Good, the bad and the silly: stories of our past. Chantel de Sousa is a Melbourne-based illustrator with a passion for pop culture.
04 Oct 2023
Additional information
| Format | Hardback |
|---|---|
| Genre | Picture books |
| Readership Level | Children / Juvenile |
| ISBN | 9780645558425 |
| Author | Chantel de Sousa |
| Publication Date | 04 Oct 2023 |
Nikki Hind: Dressed for Success by John Dickson ISBN 9780645558425