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2015 Debut Authors Bash : Elaine Dimopoulos

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    Material Girls By Elaine Dimopoulous is reviewed here @ http://thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.co.nz/2015/03/review-material-girls-elaine-dimopoulos.html and Rated 4P's . Guest Post Topic for MATERIAL GIRLS by Elaine Dimopoulos: What prompted you to write a Fashion focused Dystopian ? What was your favourite part during the writing process ? First off, thank you for hosting me! I’m thrilled to be stopping by The Phantom Paragrapher. Material Girls indeed explores the darker side of fashion and pop culture. It is set in an alternate present, where companies hire young teenagers to set trends and then effectively fire the kids once they get too old. It is intended to be a world that resembles our own in uncomfortable ways. First off, Material Girls is a personal story. I tried hard to be in style in my 20’s and kept reading fashion magazines, only to find that a pair of shoes or a jacket I enjoyed wearing was “out” that season! I beg...