Fashion & Accessories

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486242057Author Alison GernsheimFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

ADIDAS SUPERSTAR. NIKE AIR MAX. ONITSUKA TIGER CORSAIR. BALENCIAGA TRIPLE S. YEEZY 700. STAN SMITH. VANS OLD SKOOL. AIR JORDAN.With over 300 styles and including all the essential trends and brands, this is the ultimate sneaker handbook.This fifth...

Known for slim silhouettes and precise tailoring, Dior Homme has long been a leader in menswear. In this new volume of exquisite portraits of celebrities and style influencers, socialite photographer Nikolai von Bismarck celebrates the thoroughly...

Since the democratisation of the clothing industry in the early 19th century, buyers have become increasingly disconnected from the creative and human aspects of the production of clothing. Arguably clothing is now valued less for its aesthetic qualities...

From the elegant bias-cut gown to the light and liberating day dress, this book looks at and celebrates the historic silhouettes, fabric cuts and contextual history of 1930s clothing. Equipped with instructions, patterns and enchanting photos, it...

Wigging Out is a stunning visual journey through the fascinating history of wigs and hairpieces, covering thousands of years of hair worn by everyone from Cleopatra and Louis XIV to Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga.Starting in ancient Egypt and ending on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101903421Author Caterine MilinaireFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 391gDimensions(mm)...

Since the nineties, Walter Van Beirendonck has been fascinated with masks. They change your identity, invoke a certain atmosphere and have an instant impact. Many artists, among whom are Andre Breton, Pablo Picasso and even Brueghel, have been influenced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486229904Author Stella BlumFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 875gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080261311Author Laurence BenaimFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 2400g

The technical Become a Pattern Drafter series presents garment construction bases for the different sectors of ready-to-wear: Men, Women and Children. Using a simple, clear, logical, precise method, these books are conceived through a rational technique...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262026505Author Djurdja BartlettFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1588gDimensions(mm) 286mm * 197mm *...

Shoes is an inspiring, impeccably researched and concise history of footwear through the ages. After a general introduction, chronological chapters illustrated throughout retrace the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, featuring shoes and...

Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art of Style Selection, Fitting, and Alteration, Fourth Edition, shows readers how to recognize, evaluate, and correct fit for a variety of body types, sizes, for women, men, and children...

A step-by-step guide to two essential tools for textile and fashion designers. Designer and educator Robert Hume guides you from novice to expert through 20 carefully crafted projects. You'll start by mastering layers and custom brushes, learning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618381883Author Paul FussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 220mm * 130mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953940714Author Delisia HowardFormat HardbackPage Count 105Imprint Hazard BooksPublisher Hazard Books

This fascinating publication presents the roles two men have played in turning a small workshop in nineteenth-century Paris into one of the most successful and recognized brands in the world. Known for both craftsmanship and must-have high design, Louis...

You will undoubtedly recognise quite a few of the products featured in this book-the Coca-Cola bottle, the Wester & Co pocket knife, the Kitchen Aid mixer, the Le Creuset Dutch oven, the Weber grill, the Bic cristal pen, the Rolodex address file,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958239127Author Sandra BurkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Burke PublishingPublisher Burke PublishingWeight(grams) 676gDimensions(mm) 297mm *...

In this highly original book, Susan E. Hiner looks behind fashion's seams and focuses on the women fashion producers - both working- and middle-class - who were key to shaping the French fashion economy. Behind the Seams thus opens up the fields of both...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764147302Author Caroline TathamFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.Publisher Peterson's Guides,U.S.

Originally published to accompany a major V&A exhibition, this beautiful book is an indispensable history of the fashion houses that have become synonymous with show-stopping glamour. The Glamour of Italian Fashion showcases the fashions that turned...

Known as the founding tailor of Savile Row, Henry Poole & Co. has been dressing the world's most important men and women for over two centuries. Their craft of bespoke tailoring has been meticulously documented through the generations in a complete set...

After years at the tippy-top of the fashion world-modelling haute couture and starring in ad campaigns for the most exclusive fashion houses-GingerNutz, the naive Bornean orangutan turned fashion's darling, is itching for a new adventure. In GingerNutz...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941815403Author KinfolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint KinfolkPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 832g

From longtime fashion director, consultant, media personality, and author, Hal Rubenstein, comes a lush, full color, illustrated guide to the most influential fashion on television from the 1950s to today, revealing the surprising ways our favorite shows...

The world's first comic-strip knitting book, Knitstrips presents 22 original patterns, boundless humor, and seriously appealing knitting instructionInspired, original, and laugh-out-loud funny, knitstrips are patterns and knitting instruction mixed with...

In the decades between its debut performance in Paris in 1909 and the death of impresario Sergei Diaghilev in 1929, the Ballets Russes was an unrivalled sensation not only in France but in London, New York and the other cities it toured. Attention has...

Use spunbonded fabrics to create stunning effects that cannot be achieved with any other manmade or natural fibres.Covers a range of exciting fabrics, from Tyvek to Lutradur, plus new fabrics such as Evolon and heat-distressable tissue.Fabrics can be...

This classic text offers students and industry professionals detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations for grading pattern pieces for women's, men's and children's wear.About the AuthorJack HanfordBook InformationISBN 9781563673191Author Jack...

Bias-cut Dressmaking is the best easy-to-follow guide to bias-cut clothes. It provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams for making over 40 items of clothing that are cut on the bias. The bias-cut technique is used by designers for cutting clothing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781856697545Author Kate FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781856697545Author Kate FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing

John Donald, a British jeweller, designer and goldsmith, is regarded as one of the most innovative of the twentieth century. In over half a century he has been recognised as a pioneering and radical designer and craftsman with his work capturing the late...

New modes of making and innovations in materials are inspiring shoe designers to challenge what shoes can look and feel like. This book explores today s most futuristic footwear designs, from the use of new technologies such as 3-D printing and smart...

Blumarine has become synonymous with fashion created for the modern woman, characterized by a sensual femininity and timeless romanticism, with a vibrant edge. Anna Molinari, known as the queen of roses because of her love for the flower, is the...

Draft patterns and sew clothes that fit your unique body! In this garment-making primer, sewing is an act of radical kindness and self-care. Learning to sew for yourself enables you to make exactly the kinds of clothes you want, and empowers you to solve...

The fashion media is in the midst of deep social and technological change. Including a broad range of case studies, from fashion plates to fashion films, and from fashion magazines to fashion blogs, this ground-breaking book provides an up-to-date...

There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not been comprehensively looked at since the 1930s. In this richly illustrated survey, Alexandra Croom...