Fashion & Accessories

Costume is an active agent for performance-making; it is a material object that embodies ideas shaped through collaborative creative work. A new focus in recent years on research in the area of costume has connected this practice in vital and new ways...

Riffling through the wardrobes of years gone by, costume historian Lucy Adlington reveals the rich stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present...

Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age. Fashion designer, activist, co-creator of punk, global brand and grandmother; a true legend. Her career successfully spanned five decades and her work has influenced millions of people across the world...

After her 10-year tenure as the editor of Vogue Paris, where she became known for her boundary pushing editorials, Carine Roitfeld has since gone on to launch her magazine CR Fashion Book that exploded with creative strength to propel fashion forward...

An absolute necessity for design devotees and sneakerheads of all ages. Sneakers is a definitive exploration of the creative energy, innovation, collaboration, and visionary intelligence behind the cultural phenomenon of sneakers. This...

From the award-winning costume designer of Amazon Prime Video's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a collection of the show's costumes, with never-before-seen photography, sketches, production stills, and more Amazon Prime Video's Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning...

This ambitious and fascinating book traces the history of fashion in every part of the world, from Greco-Roman woven-cloth clothing and the silk court dress of the Chinese Tang dynasty to contemporary sportswear designers and Japanese street culture...

Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, political, cultural, and social lives of an international audience. It spans high art and popular culture, and plays a significant role in material and visual culture...

Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, political, cultural, and social lives of an international audience. It spans high art and popular culture, and plays a significant role in material and visual culture...

Celebrating 250 years of male self-expression, investigating the portraiture and wardrobe of the fashionable British man The style of the dandy is elegant but bold-dedicated to the perfection of taste. This meticulously choreographed look has a vibrant...

"...Modern British Jewellery Designers 1960-1980: A Collector's Guide, is an ode to an extraordinary period in British jewelry history."- Phyllis Schiller, Rapaport "This book, in my opinion, fills a significant gap in the literature providing a good...

Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishments to paint a portrait of Japanese culture, art and thought. Lavish classical patterns, sweeping scenes,...

An exploration of the corset as a motif for textile artists, with practical tips and examples. Used for the last 400 years to contort the female body into a variety of fashionable silhouettes, the corset has become a fascinating and hugely popular motif...

This sumptuously illustrated book reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping that make up some of the garments in the V&A's superlative 19th-century fashion collection. With an ...

Fashioning James Bond is the first book to study the costumes and fashions of the James Bond movie franchise, from Sean Connery in 1962's Dr No to Daniel Craig in Spectre (2015). Llewella Chapman draws on original archival research, close analysis of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780675664Author Harriet PosnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 840g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780675664Author Harriet PosnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 840g

Introduction by Luca Dotti and Foreword by Giambattista ValliA gorgeous, sophisticated celebration of Audrey Hepburn's lifelong connection to the City of Light, featuring all the places in Paris she loved most, illustrated with vivid photographs, and...

The most famous embroidery house in the world, Maison Lesage has collaborated with the greatest names in the history of fashion, from Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Cristobal Balenciaga and Christian Dior to Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy...

Avedon 100 celebrates Richard Avedon's enduring influence on photography and makes clear his profound impression on visual culture worldwide.Published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition at Gagosian, New York, in 2023, this striking...

"The sustainable fashion revolution has begun, and we must all be part of it." - Alois GuinutStylish women everywhere are realizing the environmental damage of fast fashion and looking for new ways to dress that don't involve cramming their wardrobe with...

In 1985, Nike released Michael Jordan's first sneaker, the Air Jordan 1, and sneaker culture was born. Now thousands of people wait in line at Supreme, and companies throw millions of dollars at LeBron James to keep him in their marketing plans. The...

In MOOD/MODE, leading international photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn presents images from his extensive body of work in which he explores the crossover between photography and the world of fashion - in the broadest sense of the word. ...

An outstanding and comprehensive contribution to the history of Tartan. - Telegraph Featuring new insights and an additional chapter on masculinities, this updated edition of Tartan revitalizes discussions about the fabric's traditional, sentimental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788891836809Author Frida GianniniFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint RizzoliPublisher RizzoliWeight(grams) 1809gDimensions(mm) 343mm * 252mm * 30mm

A stunning showcase of Azzedine Alaia's remarkable fashion collection, most published here for the first time. Azzedine Alaia (1935-2017) was not only a world renowned fashion designer but also an avid collector of vintage fashion. Now a major...

Celebrating the dual art forms of ballet and fashion, this beautiful book explores the creative collaborations between the New York City Ballet and top fashion designers of our age, including Valentino, Dries Van Noten, and Olivier Theyskens among others...

Take your beadweaving designs to the next level!Explore an inspired approach to weaving beaded jewelry with Beadweaving Beyond the Basics. Experiment with color and shape with these 24 gorgeous designs from beadweaving teacher and Beadwork contributor...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913947613Author Amanda JohnstonPage Count 102Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 1140gDimensions(mm) 278mm *...

Jewelry was worn by ancient Egyptians at every level of society and, like their modern descendants, they prized it for its aesthetic value, as a way to adorn and beautify the body. It was also a conspicuous signifier of wealth, status, and power. But...

Tribal Streetwear is lifestyle streetwear brand that seeks to represent a variety of southern California sub-cultures that includes graffiti, street art, skateboarding, surfing, tattoos, hip hop, breakdancing, punk, lowriders, and custom culture. Based...

What did a Victorian lady wear for a walk in the park? How did she style her hair for an evening at the theatre? And what products might she have used to soothe a sunburn or treat an unsightly blemish? Mimi Matthews answers these questions and more as...

Transform simple copper wire into stunning works of wearable art! From best-selling author and popular artist Lora Irish, learn expert techniques to create over 100 stylish DIY earring designs. With step-by-step instructions, high-quality photography,...

Now in a beautiful tenth-anniversary special edition, Fashion House is the first book from international illustration sensation and bestselling author Megan Hess, full of inspirational interiors from the world of fashion, past and present. Ever dreamed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529419924Author Safia MinneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)...

In 1947, Christian Dior stunned the fashion world with his first collection, the &;New Look,&; which transformed the way women dressed, and he continued to send shock waves with his later shows, significantly altering the fashion landscape. Vogue on...

From the Chanel suit to the Wonderbra, via Jackie Kennedy, Ziggy Stardust and Alexander McQueen, respected fashion journalist and editor Paula Reed explores each of the styles and visionaries that have defined the way we dress. Spanning fifty years -...

London may have Savile Row and Paris its luxury houses, but nowhere can compete with the essence of Italy's nonchalant elegance: sprezzatura. This book presents the most in-depth look at the designers, tailors and artisans who for generations have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913947729Author Karolyn KiiselFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)...

This book pays homage to an iconic fashion duo, Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell, two English creatives whose short but very intense artistic and personal partnership gave rise to an unmistakable style that left its mark in London during the period between...