Fashion category: 1172 books
Fancy Dresses Described
A Glossary of Victorian Costumes
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
The Victorians adored fancy-dress parties: what better way to escape the rigidity of social conventions than to spend a festive evening disguised as Cleopatra, a Swiss milkmaid, or Alice in Wonderland? Well-to-do party-goers of the era consulted Fancy Dresses Described, an elaborate guide to hundreds...
Magnifeco
Your Head-to-Toe Guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-toxic Beauty
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Fashioning Jews
Clothing, Culture, and Commerce
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
This volume presents papers delivered at the 24th Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium, held at Creighton University in October 2011. The contributors look at all aspects of the intimate relationship between Jews and clothing, through case studies from ancient, medieval, recent, and contemporary history....
The Queen's Embroiderer
A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
From the author of How Paris Became Paris, a sweeping history of high finance, the origins of high fashion, and a pair of star-crossed lovers in 18th-century France.
Paris, 1719. The stock market is surging and the world's first millionaires are buying everything in sight. Against this backdrop,...
The Career Code
Must-Know Rules for a Strategic, Stylish, and Self-Made Career
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
The co-founders of the hugely successful Who What Wear empire share their best career advice for smart, stylish, self-starting women of all professional levels.
In The Career Code, the third book in the smash-hit Who What Wear series, fashion and digital entrepreneurs Katherine Power and Hillary...
by Skip Camacho
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
A Beginners Guide To Dressmaking
This book covers several topics including:
Chapter 1: Dressmaking 101 Chapter 2: Dress-making - A Short Chronology Chapter 3: Dress-making - The Economics And Politics Chapter 4: Dressmaking-as-a-viable-business-venture Chapter 5: Dress-making And...
by Anastasia Kotis
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Want to Launch Your T-shirt Brand Online in 30 Days or Less? Get the latest and greatest resources and secrets from the T-shirt Industry without getting stressed out from an information overload. Save time researching and asking too many questions or the wrong questions. All the answers are here ready...
Branding the Man
Why Men Are the Next Frontier in Fashion Retail
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Men are purchasing more clothes, shoes, health and beauty products, and personal care services than ever before. The world of men’s retail has remained a kind of bug in amber, frozen in time, with the same century-old style of merchandising and selling. A store must not simply provide, but educate...
Improv Sewing
A Freeform Approach to Creative Techniques; 101 Fast, Fun, and Fearless Projects: Dresses, Tunics, Scarves, Skirts, Accessories, Pillows, Curtains, and More
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Add charm and personal style to your crafting. Nicole Blum and Debra Immergut offer 101 fun project ideas that will have you incorporating decorative touches and texturally interesting patterns into your sewing repertoire. Each project is designed to take less than a day, meaning that before you know...
The Basics of Corset Building
A Handbook for Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Think of a corset as a blank canvas.
Linda Sparks' The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners is a comprehensive guide to building your first corset, including:
Section One: Tools and Materials for Corset Building
Discusses the tools you'll need, plus types of steel, plastic,...
by Gladys Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
For hundreds of years the fishermen of the British Isles have gone to the sea wearing Guernsey and Jersey sweaters. Among landlubbers as well, these sweaters are perennially popular, but, especially in this country, it is often hard to find practical instructions for the patterns that are traditional...
Convertible Crochet
Customizable Designs for Stylish Garments
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Dare to Wear Crochet in More Ways Than One
Convertible Crochet is a brand new way to think about crochet fashion, exploded lace motifs, and flattering silhouettes. Award-winning designer Doris Chan helps you get more out of crochet with these endlessly adaptable patterns and techniques that can work...
Knits for Real People
Fitting and Sewing Fashion Knit Fabrics
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Unsure how to sew the new knits so they’ll look great and fit better than ready-to-wear? Knits for Real People helps readers sort out the differences in fabric types and explains the fitting and sewing techniques for each. Photographs of knit fashions from McCall’s, Vogue, and Butterick pattern...
P.S.-You're Invited . . .
40+DIY Projects for All of Your Fashion, Home Décor & Entertaining Needs
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Whether you’re new to the do-it-yourself (DIY) scene, or an experienced artist, designer, or a style maven simply trying to find ways to make life more beautiful and fun, Erica Domesek, founder of the DIY lifestyle brand P.S.-I Made This, knows exactly what you need and shows you how!
P.S.-...