Fashion category: 1172 books
Costume Since 1945
Historical Dress from Couture to Street Style
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
Since the mid-20th century fashion has undergone phenomenal change at a rapid pace in the context of unprecedented social, political and cultural upheaval. This fully updated and expanded second edition of Costume Since 1945 brings this period to life through accessible, lively text and over 100 illustrations.
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The Fabric of Cultures
Fashion, Identity, and Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Fashion is both public and private, material and symbolic, always caught within the lived experience and providing an incredible tool to study culture and history.
The Fabric of Cultures examines the impact of fashion as a manufacturing industry and as a culture industry that shapes the identities...
Street Style
An Ethnography of Fashion Blogging
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Winner of the 2019 John Collier Jr Award
Street style blogging has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity over the last decade. Amateur photographers, often with no formal training in fashion, have become critical arbiters of taste and trends, influencing the representations that appear...
Ethnic Dress in the United States
A Cultural Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.
The clothing...
by Jayne Shrimpton
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
This book reveals the impact of wartime and austerity on British fashion and tells the story of how a spirit of patriotism and make-do-and-mend unleashed a wave of new creativity among women who were starved of high fashion by shortages and rationing. Many home dressmakers copied the high-end looks,...
Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns
A Complete Lady's Wardrobe
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
Imported custom-made clothes were usually beyond the financial reach of the average middle-class American woman of a century ago; and store-bought garments were often of inferior quality. This left many women with the options of making their own clothes or hiring a seamstress.While a number of economy-minded...
Fashion Pattern Cutting
Line, Shape and Volume
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Designed to boost draping confidence and design creativity, Fashion Pattern Cutting is a step-by-step guide to the pattern cutting process, from finding inspiration for a fashion-forward design through to creating the finished product.
- Clear visuals show each step from mood board to patterns...
BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern
Mastering Iconic Looks from the 1920s to 1980s
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Vintage Looks Meet Modern Fashion
Dior’s New Look silhouette. Jackie Kennedy’s sheath dress. Madonna’s bustier. Fashion trends come and go, but certain iconic styles never fade. Make them for yourself with BurdaStyle’s new guide to sewing fashion through the decades. Five adaptable master...
Fashion on the Ration
Style in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
In September 1939, just three weeks after the outbreak of war, Gladys Mason wrote briefly in her diary about events in Europe: 'Hitler watched German siege of Warsaw. City in flames.' And, she continued, 'Had my wedding dress fitted. Lovely.'
For Gladys Mason, and for thousands of women throughout...
The Swimsuit
Fashion from Poolside to Catwalk
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
The Swimsuit: Fashion from Poolside to Catwalk documents the modern swimsuit's trajectory from men's underwear and circus/performance wear to its unique niche in world fashion. It emphasizes the relationship between fashion, media, celebrity, sport and the cultivation of the modern body.
This...
Japanese Fashion Cultures
Dress and Gender in Contemporary Japan
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
From Rococo to Edwardian fashions, Japanese street style has reinvented many western dress styles, reinterpreting and altering their meanings and messages in a different cultural and historical context. This wide ranging and original study reveals the complex exchange of styles and what they represent...
Shoes, Hats and Fashion Accessories
A Pictorial Archive, 1850-1940
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
This book presents more than 2,000 illustrations of shoes, hats, and fashion accessories reproduced directly from now rare periodicals and catalogs from the 1850s to 1940. It comprises an invaluable pictorial survey for the fashion historian, designer, and enthusiast, as well as a practical source...
Fashioning Models
Image, Text and Industry
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The fashion model's hold on popular consciousness is undeniable. How did models emerge as such powerful icons in modern consumer culture?
This volume brings together cutting-edge articles on fashion models, examining modelling through race, class and gender, as well as its structure as an aesthetic...
Fashion Embroidery
Embroidery Techniques and Inspiration for Haute-Couture Clothing
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
This practical step-by-step guide to haute couture embroidery covers everything from machine and hand stitching, to tambour beading, goldwork and monogramming.
Whether you are interested in adding monogrammed initials to your favourite bathrobe, stitching a flower on your favourite jacket,...