Fashion Design, Referenced is a comprehensive guide through the art and industry of fashion design, richly illustrated with over 1,000 photographs and drawings. Within the framework of four central categories, Fashion Design, Referenced examines the many interwoven elements that form the tapestry of fashion."Fundamentals" provides an overview of the essential structure of the fashion profession (its organization, specializations, and centers)...

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In Knitted Socks East and West, author Judy Sumner compares knitting a sock to writing a haiku: both challenge you to create something beautiful and original within a sparse, strict format. In this, her first book, she recounts how she came to study hundreds of exquisite Japanese stitch patters and then apply her new knowledge to the sock designs showcased here. Whether short or long, fine or bulky, simple or complex, each of the 30 designs in...

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This colorful, cozy, and chic book offers 30 of Knit Cafe's most dazzling patterns for "California style" projects ranging from hiking socks to a bikini to a "red carpet" gown.

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This book is a showcase of cutting-edge boots from around the world, designed by the world's greatest footwear designers. The book explores the obsession, the fetish and the fashions associated with this iconic form of footwear. The book kicks off with a historical essay that charts the boot's emergence from a primitive, felt-lined leather hide to a prime fashion artefact. The chapters that follow are contemporary

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Choose from more than thirty hats, mittens and glove that pair tradition Sanquhar knitting motifs with birds and beasts of the woodlands.

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In addition to 30 fresh and fashionable designs, this guide also includes an abbreviations list and a guide to materials and instructional resources. Illustrated with dramatic fashion photography, the book is sure to appeal to the ever-expanding market of youthful knitters. 125 color photos; 58 diagrams.

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Batik occupies a special place in Indonesian culture. Each fabric has a rich story to tell--as a reflection of the nation's religious beliefs, sophisticated court cultures and cosmopolitan history. The extraordinary textiles in this book are from the collections of Rudolf Smend and Donald Harper. Most date from the period 1880 to 1930 when the art of batik reached its apogee. Having collected historic batik for over thirty years and published...

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A guide to fashion accessory design covers the process of research and development; design principles; construction techniques; and information specific to handbags, footwear, and millinery

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This title shows how to create the stunning images that grace the fashion magazines, department stores and newspaper supplements. Master the techniques provided here to unleash true creativity.

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This book clarifies how fashion operates on all its levels: the mystery of haute couture is explained, the complexities of ready-to-wear are simplified, and the power of mass production assessed and evaluated. Fashion terms, their use and meaning are explained and the complicated stages of design, manufacture and distribution are described in detail. Also included are sections on bespoke tailoring, wholesale menswear, dressmaking, millinery...

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Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation created a vigorous textile trade, and a breathtaking variety of textile designs subsequently spread across the globe. Trade textiles blended the traditional designs, skills, and tastes of their cultures of origin, with new techniques learned through global exchange, creating beautiful new works that are also historically fascinating. Interwoven Globe is the first book to...

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This title examines the way in which the advances in computer technology have had an incalculable effect on the fashions we wear. The revolutionary leaps forward that have occurred in the fashion and textile industries have heralded a move away from the tailor's cutting-table to designs that are digitally printed at the touch of a button

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