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The Chronicle of Western Costume: From the Ancient World to the Late Twentieth Century by John Peacock
RRP: £14.99£10.64Here, in more than one thousand full-colour illustrations, is the history of Western costume, from ancient Egypt to Paris fashion. John Peacock's meticulous drawings are organized in chronological sections and accompanied by detailed descriptions of each... -
Hang-Ups: Reflections on the Causes and Consequences of Fashion’s ‘Western’-Centrism by Benjamin Linley Wild 9781350197237
RRP: £27.99£23.82The Covid-19 pandemic heightened people's awareness of long-standing inequalities within the fashion industry. Amid calls for greater accountability and ethical awareness, efforts are being made within and beyond the industry, chiefly in the cultural and... -
Frances L. Goodrich's Brown Book of Weaving Drafts by Barbara Miller 9780764345418
RRP: £40.99£28.64A collection of traditional eighteenth and nineteenth century weaving drafts, written sequences of the threading order on the loom used to create specific patterns. They are presented here in their original form as gathered by Frances L. Goodrich and... -
Experimental Fashion: Edition Not to be Confirmed - BVA Rebrand Reprint awaiting meeting sign-off by Professor Francesca Granata
£28.62Shortlisted for the Millia Davenport Publication Award. Experimental Fashion traces the proliferation of the grotesque and carnivalesque within contemporary fashion and the close relation between fashion and performance art, from Lady Gaga's raw meat... -
Hat Book by Caroline Kuhtz 9781906506209
RRP: £12.99£9.00Hats can be stylish and outlandish, formal and conservative; they can denote status and authority or simply offer protection against the elements; they can hide the wearer or draw full attention to them. Hats have been part of our social and cultural... -
Developing a Fashion Collection by Elinor Renfrew
RRP: £25.99£22.20How do fashion designers conceive of, develop and ultimately launch commercially and creatively successful collections? Developing a Fashion Collection walks you through the process, exploring research techniques, sources of inspiration, forecasting... -
Shoes by Lucy Johnston
RRP: £12.95£9.37Shoes 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... -
Chinese Fans: The Untold Story by Hahn Eura Eunkyung 9781785515255
RRP: £14.95£11.72In China, a fan has traditionally been both a practical object and an artistic work that expresses the owner's learning or personality. The high-end craftsmanship of Chinese fans, encompassing poetry, calligraphy and painting, has long captivated the... -
Fabric of Vision: Dress and Drapery in Painting by Anne Hollander
RRP: £31.99£25.45Clothing appears in all forms of figurative painting, often taking up two thirds of a frame; yet it can often go unnoticed. Far more than a simple means of identifying the status or occupation of a figure, clothes and cloth are used creatively by artists... -
Why You Can Go Out Dressed Like That: Modern Fashion Explained by Marnie Fogg
RRP: £9.99£7.16Numerous designers have pioneered cutting-edge garments and collections throughout the evolution of fashion. But all too often a lack of obvious fit or purpose has been mistaken for a lack of design sophistication. In an informed defence of innovative... -
Materialising Colour: Journeys with Giulio Ridolfo by Jane Withers
RRP: £59.95£48.43A fascinating journey into the world of textiles and color through the eyes of Kvadrat expert Giulio Ridolfo Denmark's Kvadrat, one of the world's leading textile companies, provides high-end fabrics to major design companies, collaborating with some of... -
Jeff Staple: Not Just Sneakers by Jeff Staple
RRP: £40.00£30.00In 1997, Jeff Staple walked into a boutique in New York City wearing a shirt he printed in his silkscreen class at Parsons School of Design. What started as a small T-Shirt line handmade by Jeff Staple, grew organically and began to gain visibility in... -
Fashion Marketing Communications by Gaynor Lea-Greenwood 9781405150606
RRP: £29.00£18.80Fashion is all about image. Consequently, fashion marketing communications - encompassing image management and public relations, branding, visual merchandising, publicity campaigns, handling the media, celebrity endorsement and sponsorship, crisis... -
A Textile Traveler's Guide to Guatemala by Deborah Chandler
RRP: £22.99£15.38The vibrant character of Guatemala is most visible in its handwoven textiles, which are still in everyday use and readily available in native markets all over the country. A Textile Traveler's Guide to Guatemala is an excellent resource for discovering... -
Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers: Visionary Textiles and Modern Art by Lesley Jackson 9781851776603
RRP: £45.00£37.36Edinburgh Weavers was one of the most important textile companies of the twentieth century. Alastair Morton, visionary art director of the company, commissioned a remarkable series of textiles from leading British artists, including Ben Nicholson,... -
Irish Tweed: History, Tradition, Fashion by Vawn Corrigan 9781788490214
RRP: £11.99£9.69'To be human is to be involved with cloth.' Irish Tweed explores the history, the traditions, the patterns, the fashions and the legacy of Ireland's distinctive, natural woven fabric. Arising from ancient woven traditions of brat (cloak), leine... -
Tapestry Handbook: The Next Generation by Carol K. Russell
RRP: £54.99£37.44This classic book, now completely revised and expanded, has long been a favorite of both teachers and students of tapestry weaving. Learn to weave tapestry on any kind of loom, vertical or horizontal. Take an intriguing journey to make an elaborate, but... -
Flatness Folded - a Collection of 23 Contemporary Chinese Garment: Concept and Compilation by Miranda Tsui by Miranda Tsui
RRP: £27.99£18.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789889926694Author Miranda TsuiFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint MCCM LtdPublisher MCCM LtdWeight(grams) 552g -
Fake Silk: The Lethal History of Viscose Rayon by Paul David Blanc
RRP: £30.00£25.25When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? This disturbing book tells a dark story of hazardous manufacturing, poisonous materials, environmental abuses, political machinations,... -
The Sports Shoe by Thomas Turner
RRP: £45.00£36.99"Meticulously researched and beautifully produced." Times Literary Supplement "A big and beautiful book." Journal of British Studies "A definitive history of the sports shoe." Amber Butchart, fashion historian "A necessary book [and] a great read."... -
High Fashion: The 20th Century Decade by Decade by Emmanuelle Dirix
RRP: £18.95£11.82From the Golden Age of Haute Couture in the 1900s to the lifestyle brands of the 1990s, this book looks, decade-by-decade, at the high fashion of the 20th century. Each chapter examines the significant stylistic changes that occurred in the decade in... -
Fashion Design Research Second Edition by Ezinma Mbonu
RRP: £24.99£15.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913947668Author Ezinma MbeledoguFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Sex and Suits: The Evolution of Modern Dress by Anne Hollander 9781474250658
£27.80Since the dawn of western fashion in the Middle Ages, women's dress has never stopped evolving, yet menswear has seen far fewer style revolutions. At the centre of the male wardrobe is the suit: relatively unchanged since the 17th century, its cut and... -
Africa in Fashion: Craft, Textiles, Luxury by Kenneth Appiah Nimo
RRP: £35.00£22.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913947958Author Ken Kweku NimoFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Epic Cosplay Costumes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making and Sewing Your Own Costume Designs by Kristie Good
RRP: £22.99£15.17Presented in a kitschy, comic-book style, Epic Cosplay Costumes combines fantabulous illustrations with all the how-to information you need for creating your own cosplay designs. Award-winning artist Kristie Good (aka Karmada) shares techniques for... -
The Suit: Form, Function and Style by Christopher Breward
RRP: £25.00£18.88For over 400 years the tailored suit has dominated wardrobes the world over. Its simple forms, inspired by royal, military, religious and professional clothing, have provided a functional and often elegant uniform for modern life. But whether bespoke or... -
Always Pack A Party Dress: And Other Lessons Learned From a (Half) Life in Fashion by Amanda Brooks
RRP: £24.99£16.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399170836Author Amanda BrooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Blue Rider PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 642g -
Modern Macrame Style: 20 stylish beginner projects for the home with step-by-steps, techniques, tips and tricks by Martin, Amaia 9781399014854
RRP: £16.99£12.92Modern Macram Style is the ultimate guide into the world of macram for beginners. Macram expert Amaia Martin, from La Terra Macram , has created 20 unique projects to introduce you to this millenary art and make you fall in love with it! You will be... -
Tibetan Dress in Amdo & Kham by Gina Corrigan 9781898113584
RRP: £40.00£28.85-A remarkable book, dedicated to the intricacies of Tibetan costume -This book takes a textile-centric viewpoint, but also branches out into the lives of local Tibetan people who share their stories through interviews Exploring the vast range of... -
Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture by Bobbito Garcia 9780847846603
£42.47Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture showcases breakthrough sneaker's from the mid-nineteenth century for sports performance to present day cultural icon. Drawn from collections including Adidas, Nike, Reebok, PUMA, and Converse archives, as well... -
Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion by Mitchell Jackson 9781648290923
RRP: £35.00£25.69Equal parts photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball, from the league's inception to today, and celebrates the iconic style of NBA... -
JEAN-PAUL GOUDE by Jean-Paul Goude
RRP: £40.00£28.85Jean-Paul Goude is a modern legend in the world of commercial art. From his New York days with Esquire magazine to his latest work for Galeries Lafayette, he has consistently provoked and delighted those who have encountered his work. He was Grace... -
Global Ikat: Roots and Routes of a Textile Technique by Rosemary Crill
RRP: £40.00£28.85Deceptively simple or fantastically intricate, ikat technique has been used for many centuries to create extravagant costumes and cloths of deep cultural meaning. The distinctively blurred, feathered or jagged patterns of ikat-dyed textiles are found... -
Functional Clothing Design: From Sportswear to Spacesuits by Susan Watkins
£61.64Functional Clothing Design is a book about how and why clothing works. This interdisciplinary text introduces new ways to look at the human body, the environment and clothing and to explore the relationships between them by looking at the ways clothing... -
Why Would Anyone Wear That? Fascinating Fashion Facts by Celia Stall-Meadows 9781841507279
£12.61Bustles. Tight-laced Corsets. Caged crinolines that encased the hapless wearer in hoops of steel. Why would anyone want to wear such things? Yet, you can be certain that no lady of the Victorian upper class would choose to leave home without them - and... -
50 Ways to Wear Accessories by Lauren Friedman 9781452166483
£11.28This sparkling celebration of accessories from the author of the 50 Ways to Wear series offers top-notch tips for rocking statement pieces-think earrings, bracelets, hats, belts, purses, and more-in unexpected ways. Learn how to accessorize any outfit... -
Fashion Patternmaking Techniques for Children's Clothing by Antonio Donnanno 9788416851140
RRP: £29.99£22.95Fashion Patternmaking Technique for Kids clothes is the result of 15 years reprints and corrections based in an everyday teaching praxis, which lead to careful studies and ongoing updates taking into account changing needs. As in the other volumes of the... -
Grading Men's Garments: Become a Pattern Drafter by Nathalie Coppin 9782909617404
RRP: £30.50£24.50The 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... -
Reading's Bayeux Tapestry by Reading Museum 9781909747371
RRP: £14.99£11.35Embroidered in 1885-1886, Reading's version of the famous Bayeux Tapestry is a faithful, full-length replica of the original except in a few beguiling details. True to the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement, its Victorian makers in the Leek... -
Becoming: Cindy Crawford by Cindy Crawford 9780847846191
£38.51International supermodel Cindy Crawford chronicles her life and career, sharing stories and lessons learned, and featuring her most memorable images in this New York Times bestseller. Cindy Crawford was the cornerstone of the golden age of the...