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by Donna Karan
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Este libro detalla los inicios de Karan, el desarrollo del concepto "Siete prendas sencillas" y el ascenso meteórico de su compañía, así como su relación con su familia y su turbulenta vida romántica.
Una autobiografía controvertida y sincera, en la que la reconocida diseñadora...
by Carmen G. de la Cueva, Malota
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Mamá quiero ser feminista es un libro ilustrado por Malota en el que su protagonista y autora, Carmen G. de la Cueva, fundadora y directora de la comunidad La Tribu de Frida, cuenta cómo llegó a tomar conciencia de la importancia del feminismo y se convirtió en una activa dinamizadora cultural...
Víctimas de la moda
Cómo se crea, por qué la seguimos
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 1, 2016
'La moda es una mentira en la que todo el mundo quiere creer'. Aunque nadie nos obliga, todos estamos sujetos al deber de la moda, incluso sin saberlo y contra nuestra voluntad. Con la obsesión del parecer, nuevos síntomas nacen y proliferan en nuestra sociedad, y las famosas 'tendencias' lo justifican...
Lessons from Madame Chic
20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Inspired by Paris, this lighthearted and deceptively wise contemporary memoir serves as a guidebook for women on the path to adulthood, sophistication, and style. Jennifer Scott’s self-published success is now a beautifully packaged and fully illustrated gift book, perfect for any woman looking...
The Toaster Project
Or A Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2007
Hello, my name is Thomas Thwaites, and I have made a toaster. So begins-áThe Toaster Project, the author's nine-month-long journey from his local appliance store to remote mines in the UK to his mother's backyard, where he creates a crude foundry. Along the way, he learns that an ordinary toaster...
by Kate Nelson Best
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
The History of Fashion Journalism is a uniquely comprehensive study of the development of the industry from its origins to the present day, and including professionals' such as Dylan Jones's vision of the future. Covering everything from early tailor's catalogues through to contemporary publications...
A Cultural History of Fashion in the 20th and 21st Centuries
From Catwalk to Sidewalk
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
This new edition of a bestselling textbook is designed for students, scholars, and anyone interested in 20th century fashion history.
Accessibly written and well illustrated, the book outlines the social and cultural history of fashion thematically, and contains a wide range of global case...
Make It Now!
Creative Inspiration and the Art of Getting Things Done
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
'If you’re stuck for an idea, have a big decision to handle or need a new perspective on a problem, here are some approaches for thinking, communicating and creativity. An upbeat guide that anyone can use to help with the big and small challenges we face every day.’ Anthony Burrill
A life-affirming...
Glamour
Women, History, Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
How do we understand glamour? Has it empowered women or turned them into objects? Once associated with modernity and the cutting edge, is it entirely bound up with nostalgia and tradition? This unique and fascinating book tells the story of glamour. It explores the changing meanings of the word, its...
by Lisa Mayfield
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
What is Creativity?Unfortunately, very few people truly understand the meaning of the word "creative". Most think it's synonymous with the word "artistic", and that you must have some innate or learned artistic talent or skill, or even a degree in traditional media and artistic techniques....
The Hundred Dresses
The Most Iconic Styles of Our Time
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
The dress is the last bit of femininity in our closets; it's the only item of clothing which (most) men and women don't share. Wearing a dress is a powerful way for women to express themselves--and every style conveys a different message. Inspired by the Eleanor Estes' children's classic The Hundred...
by Miles Young
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
From Miles Young, worldwide non-executive chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, comes a sequel to David Ogilvy's bestselling advertising handbook featuring essential strategies for the digital age.
In this must-have sequel to the bestselling Ogilvy On Advertising, Ogilvy chairman Miles Young provides...
True Style
The History and Principles of Classic Menswear
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
From choosing the right pair of eyeglasses to properly coordinating a shirt, tie, and pocket square, getting dressed is an art to be mastered. Yet, how many of us just throw on, well, whatever each morning? How many understand the subtleties of selecting the right pair of socks or the most compatible...
Glamour
A History
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Glamour is one of the most tantalizing and bewitching aspects of contemporary culture - but also one of the most elusive. The aura of celebrity, the style of the fashion world, the vanity of the rich and beautiful, and the publicity-driven rites of café society are all imbued with its irresistible...