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On His Royal Badness: The Life and Legacy of Prince's Fashion by Casci Ritchie 9781912489329
RRP: €8.93€6.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912489329Author Casci RitchieFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint 404 InkPublisher 404 InkDimensions(mm) 175mm * 120mm * 8mm -
Classic Fashion Patterns of the 20th century: Make your own vintage clothing by Anne Tyrrell
RRP: €23.80€17.98Working from surviving garments and contemporary tailoring books and patterns, Anne Tyrrell has put together a pattern book of key 20th-century costumes with fascinating historical details on dress. A decade for each chapter, the book features garments... -
Glasgow Museums: Seventeenth-century Costume by Rebecca Quinton 9781906509866
RRP: €20.22€17.62This book is the first in the series of publications about Glasgow Museums' European Costume collection.About the AuthorRebecca Quinton is Research Manager (Art) for Glasgow Museums, where she was previously Curator, European Costume and Textiles. She is... -
Foale and Tuffin: the Sixties. a Decade in Fashion by Iain Webb 9781851496068
RRP: €29.75€20.68"I love the Foale and Tuffin book. The layout and graphics are terrific and it's a joy to read. The whole book is so well put together." Mary Quant "I wish all fashion books could be as much fun as this one. But they can't all be about Foale &... -
Gloves: An Intimate History by Anne Green
€30.19A captivating history of gloves both real and mythical, practical and high fashion. This beautifully illustrated history of gloves draws on examples from across the world to explore their cultural significance. From hand-knitted mittens to... -
Military Style Invades Fashion by Timothy Godbold
RRP: €29.69€23.63A virtual pageantry of the many ways in which military styles inspire and influence contemporary fashion The transformation of military clothing into popular retail fashion has a long history. In fact, the designs of some of today's most popular styles,... -
Textiles Today: A Global Survey of Trends and Traditions Chloe Colchester 9780500288030
RRP: €29.75€20.68Chloe Colchester's up-to-the-minute survey reveals a diverse, exciting and provocative field, one at the vanguard of extraordinary technological developments while also the source of astonishing works of beauty. From colour-changing, light-sensitive... -
Illustrating Fashion by Kathryn McKelvey 9781405139526
RRP: €35.69€23.56In clear and easy-to-follow steps, this highly effective textbook sets out everything that students need to know to produce competent and visually exciting illustrations. It is suitable both for class use and self-teaching, and shows how to create lively... -
Fortuny: Time, Space, Light by Wendy Ligon Smith
RRP: €41.65€36.65Uncovers the extraordinary breadth of designer Mariano Fortuny, including and beyond his fashion output, alongside the personal and political catalysts that inspired him Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871-1949) was a polymath who experimented in a variety... -
YSL LEXICON: An ABC of the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Laurent by Martina Mondadori
RRP: €59.50€44.08Yves Saint Laurent (1936 2008) is credited with reviving French haute couture in the 1960s, with making ready-to-wear reputable, and with using non-European cultural references. In addition to the kaleidoscope of images in this book, a coterie of... -
Warp and Weft: Woven Textiles in Fashion, Art and Interiors by Jessica Hemmings 9781408134443
€36.27This beautiful and accessible book will deepen the understanding of anyone who loves textiles. It explores woven textiles thematically, through the work of contemporary artists and designers. Some make their art from unwoven threads, the raw material of... -
London Couture: British Luxury 1923 - 1975 by Edwina Ehrman 9781851778508
RRP: €59.50€48.85London Couture is the first book to examine, in detail, the luxurious garments produced by the rarefied London couture industry - from lavish ballgowns to sharply tailored suits, by way of spectacular royal dress - as well as the designers who conceived... -
Picturing the Woman-Child: Fashion, Feminism and the Female Gaze by Morna Laing
€40.67The childlike character of ideal femininity has long been critiqued by feminists, from Mary Wollstonecraft to Simone de Beauvoir. Yet, women continue to be represented as childlike in the western fashion media, despite the historical connotations of... -
Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen by Emma Cormack
RRP: €59.50€51.38A New York Times best art book of 2022Traces the history of lace in fashion from its sixteenth-century origins to the present Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen offers a look at one of the world's finest collections of historical... -
Performance Costume: New Perspectives and Methods by Professor Sofia Pantouvaki
€110.15Costume 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... -
Pattern Making: Techniques for Beginners by Francesca Sterlacci
RRP: €47.60€36.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786271969Author Francesca SterlacciFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing -
Patternmaking for Menswear: Classic to Contemporary by Injoo Kim
RRP: €95.20€89.08This comprehensive men's patternmaking text covers many different garment types and design elements, including patternmaking techniques for both woven and knit fabrics. The step-by-step format with accompanying detailed illustrations is appropriate for... -
Front Roe: How to Be the Leading Lady in Your Own Life by Louise Roe
RRP: €23.80€15.05Louise Roe-internationally renowned fashion journalist, TV host, and makeover guru-knows style. It's not about trends but about being your own person and sharing the things you love in your appearance, your home, and your personality. In Front Roe,... -
Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style by Jerome Gautier
RRP: €77.35€52.42Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was, without doubt, the most influential designer of the 20th century. This book honours her influence by celebrating the key elements that defined and still define her style through inspired pairings of classic and contemporary... -
Costume and Design for Devised and Physical Theatre by Tina Bicat
RRP: €17.84€15.71Costumes designed and made for devised or physical drama, for contemporary circus or for dance, differ radically from the more traditional costume work produced for naturalistic performance. For those working in the field - whether professional or... -
Fashion: In Pictures by Ammonite Press 9781907708329
RRP: €9.51€7.04This is a visual record of the British people's habits of dress from the Victorians to Britpop. Social history is reflected in the outfits of the time, from the wartime austerity of the 1940s to the new couture of the 1950s. It takes us on a fascinating... -
Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage by Frank Ames 9781851495986
RRP: €53.55€38.10In this new, ground-breaking work, Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage, Frank Ames' unique passion for the subject reveals the events and ideas that transpired within this Khalsa (Sikh Brotherhood) movement, transforming the Kashmir shawl to one of... -
Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia by Carrie Hertz
RRP: €28.55€27.27Dress helps us fashion identity, history, community, and place. Dress has been harnessed as a metaphor for both progress and stability, the exotic and the utopian, oppression and freedom, belonging and resistance. Dressing with Purpose examines three... -
Surface Decoration by Kevin Millward
RRP: €29.75€23.65A practical guide to all forms of decoration for pots and sculpture. This step-by-step guide encourages you to explore the full range of surface treatment techniques and teaches you how to obtain a professional finish to your work by suggesting an... -
Shirley Craven and Hull Traders: Revolutionary Fabrics and Furniture 1957-1980 by Lesley Jackson 9781851496082
RRP: €29.75€20.68"...a great resource for the art and textile enthusiast..." Classic Stitches, 2010. The most gifted textile designer of her generation, Shirley Craven won a string of awards during the 1960's. This book celebrates her remarkable achievements at Hull... -
Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion by Elizabeth L Block
RRP: €38.08€26.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262045841Author Elizabeth L. BlockFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Fashion Portfolio by Tamara Albu
RRP: €35.70€23.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913947927Author Tamara AlbuFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Undercover by Jun Takahashi
RRP: €59.50€53.67Takahashi Jun's fashion is not born out of an excessively intellectualized agenda. While not quite populist, his generative influences are instead romantic-even gothic. A fixture of the Paris collections for more than ten years-plus seventeen... -
The Fashion Designer's Sketchbook: Inspiration, Design Development and Presentation by Sharon Rothman
€47.75The Fashion Designer's Sketchbook is a must-have resource for both fashion students and practising designers who wish to learn new ways of generating design ideas in order to create successful fashion collections, and who wish to develop their own... -
Hair: An Illustrated History by Susan J. Vincent
RRP: €33.31€26.74Bobs, beards, blondes and beyond, Hair takes us on a lavishly illustrated journey into the world of this remarkable substance and our complicated and fascinating relationship with it. Taking the key things we do to it in turn, this book captures its... -
Shoes a Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers & More by Linda O'Keefe
RRP: €13.08€10.66The Marabou Mule. The Chanel toe. Jackie O's pump. Marilyn's stiletto. And lotus shoes and fetish shoes, shoes made for coronations and inaugurations, Cinderella's slipper, shoes of tulle, brocade, rhinestone, python, fish scales, and feathers, and much,... -
Bags by Claire Wilcox
RRP: €17.84€12.17Illuminating the evolution of bag designs and uses from the medieval period to today, the author explores early drawstring creations and richly worked ecclesiastical purses, before looking at large work bags of the 18th century, and by contrast the small... -
How to Read Fashion: a crash course in understanding styles by Fiona Ffoulkes
RRP: €17.84€14.78A practical introduction to key fashion trends from the little black dress and bowler hat to the ladies trouser suit and 2:55 bag. Fashion is all around us, and few of us are unaffected by it; yet, how many people know the origins of the little black... -
Cover Girls and Supermodels, 1945-65 by Jean-Noel Liaut 9780714529981
RRP: €22.55€19.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780714529981Author Jean-Noel LiautFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Marion Boyars Publishers LtdPublisher Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd -
Hardy Amies by Michael Pick 9781851496754
RRP: €53.55€39.34"This beautiful and sumptuous hardback book published by the Antique Collectors' Club (ACC Publishing Group) features hundreds of original sketches, drawings and photographs from a career spanning eight decades, many never been seen before now." Candy... -
Yves Saint Laurent: Gold by Yvane Jacob 9781419771408
RRP: €41.65€28.79A bold and fashionable look at the iconic golds of Yves Saint Laurent-in jewelry, couture, and accessories-from the 1960s to the 2000s"I love gold, it's a magical color; when reflecting a woman, it's the color of the sun."As the official catalogue of the... -
The Handbook of Techniques for Theatre Designers by Colin Winslow
RRP: €20.22€17.62Theatre designers need to be proficient in an extraordinarily diverse range of skills to carry out their work. They are expected to be able to draw, both creatively and technically, to be able to use colour imaginatively, to make accurate scale models of... -
Tribal Textiles from Southwest China by Catherine Bourzat
RRP: €47.60€33.97Philippe Fatin is a traveler, photographer and collector who has established a world-class collection of tribal textiles from southern China. These exquisitely colorful, hand-woven textiles are highly prized by collectors and here for the first time is... -
Creating Costumes for Devised Theatre by Kyla Kazuschyk
RRP: €46.40€42.34Provides concrete strategies for designing for devised productions that haven't yet been collected in one resource.Offers lessons learned from multiple experiences and perspectives through interviews with working practitioners.Gives step by step... -
Fashion Quotes: Stylish Wit & Catwalk Wisdom by Patrick Mauries
RRP: €15.41€10.66The fashion world has long been celebrated for its scintillating salon wit. The sharpest tongues and quickest repartee have always sprung from the lips of fashion royalty. From Oscar Wilde to Miuccia Prada, fashion's words of wisdom have become our...