Authors
- Janet L. Dippo
- Cathryn S. Dippo
Dewey code: 739
List Price: $29.95
Price: $22.76
Review Emmons Fashion Magic Jewelry (Schiffer Book for Collectors) / Schiffer Publishing:Emmons Fashion Magic was the first jewelry to be sold at home parties, between 1949 and 1981, preceding its sister company, Sarah Coventry. Known for its versatility and quality, Emmons jewelry is highly collectible today and deserves a place in all costume jewelry collections. 580 stunning, full-color photographs show, for the first time, the wide range of over 1,300 named designs in various materials and colors that has made Emmons fashion jewelry so popular. Here, over 1,700 jewelry items appear in groups arranged by their materials and colors, for easy identification. The markings and dating clues are discussed. Captions identify the design names, pertinent construction details, and values. Packed with details about the C. H. Stuart companies, their "showcases" (sales catalogs), and marketing via home fashion shows, this is the ultimate Emmons sourcebook and a must-have reference for all jewelry collectors.
Authors
- Jennifer James
- Peter J. Gallanis
Dewey code: 650
List Price: $49.95
Price: $30.69
Review FabJob Guide to Become a Fashion Designer (FabJob Guides) / FabJob.com:It takes creativity, hard work and a true passion for fabulous designs to achieve success as a fashion designer, but you can break into this career much more quickly and easily with the FabJob Guide to Become a Fashion Designer. In this book you will discover how you can get started and succeed as a fashion designer. The guide covers topics of vital importance if you want to learn fashion design, get hired as a fashion designer, or start your own fashion design business in the United States or Canada.
Authors
- Janis Jefferies
- Pennina Barnett
- Doran Ross
Publication date: 2003-06-01
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $30.95
Price: $26.95
Review Textile, Volume 1, Issue 2: The Journal of Cloth and Culture / Berg Publishers:This is the first journal to look at the cultural meanings of textiles, with articles drawn from a wide range of disciplines. It brings together research in an innovative and distinctive forum, and will be essential reading for all those interested in textiles, material culture and design. Heavily illustrated and featuring book and exhibition reviews, these issues will include the following articles*: Freud, Fabric, Fetish Anne Hamlyn, writer and lecturer Maculate Conceptions: Spots, Dots and Motley Steven Connor, Birkbeck College, University of London Way Beyond Craft: Thinking through the Work of Mildred Constantine Jenni Sorkin, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles India Inside Out: Critical Perspectives on the Work of Mrinalini Mukherjee Victoria Lynn, Australian Centre for the Moving Image Domesticating the Exotic: Floral Culture and the East India Calico Trade with England, c. 1600-1800 Beverly Lemire, University of New Brunswick * Articles are subject to change.
Edition: 2 Rev Exp
Publication date: 1999-02
Dewey code: 688.4
List Price: $29.95
Price: $22.33
Review Compacts and Smoking Accessories / Schiffer Publishing:Cosmetics and tobacco are two of the 20th century's most fascinating fashion influences, for they inspired new accessories for the well-dressed woman. This book highlights the evolution of popular vanity cases by investigating materials from compact, cigarette case and lighter manufacturers. The book begins with a history of cosmetics, and their impact on society, and goes on to show how compacts evolved to hold cosmetics and who fashioned them. The tobacco-related containers are also traced from their beginnings to the establishment of a new line of accessories for both men and women. Through her newly revised text and hundreds of color photographs and advertising pieces of examples arranged chronologically, the author provides a wealth of information in this growing collector's field.
Authors
- Michigan Historical Reprint Series
Dewey code: 973
List Price: $26.99
Price: $22.29
Review Fashion and famine. By Mrs. Ann S. Stephens. / Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library:This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.
Publication date: 2005-10-30
Dewey code: 391.00904
List Price: $39.95
Price: $27.29
Review Roaring '20s Fashions: Deco (Schiffer Book for Collectors) / Schiffer Publishing:By the second half of the 1920s, old-fashioned Victorian morals had gone the way of starched collars and cruel corsets and a "no holds barred" attitude reigned in their place. "The Party of the Century" had begun in earnest and fashions responded by climbing to the knees! Using a combination of vintage images, professional photographs of existing garments, and period artists' illustrations, this comprehensive book presents a dazzling look at fashions from 1925 through 1929. Fashions for men, women, and children are featured, including evening andday wear, coats and jackets, lounge and resort wear, sports fashions, and lingerie. Whenever possible, styles are shown with their appropriate accessories, such as hats, shoes, purses, fans, parasols, and more. Fascinating timelines place the fashions in their proper settings describing each year's film, music, literary, and couture trends. Among the book's many highlights are rare French pochoir fashion plates and photos of an original haute couture Chanel evening gown. This in-depth look at one of our most exciting decades will appeal to fashion enthusiasts and history buffs alike. A companion volume covers the years 1920 to 1924.
Creator: Nadine Monem
Edition: Ill
Publication date: 2008-06
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $45.00
Price: $22.00
Review Contemporary Textiles: The Fabric of Fine Art / Black Dog Publishing:Beautifully illustrated, Contemporary Textiles: The Fabric of Fine Art, is a stunning and comprehensive look at emerging artists from one of the most exciting mediums in the fine art world today. From the loom to the white cube, textiles have been making waves on the fine art scene in greater and greater measure over the last 50 years. Contemporary Textiles: The Fabric of Fine Art profiles some of the most daring and innovative examples of textiles in fine art. Drawing on the rich history of textiles as craft-art, this book charts the medium's evolution through to contemporary fine art practices, with essays by established critics and academics and profiles of over 60 groundbreaking textile artists. Featured artists include Elaine Reichek, Cosima Von Bonin, Jessica Rankin, Ghada Amer, Mike Kelley, Yinka Shonibare, Matthew Barney, Lucy Orta, Annette Messager, Tilleke Schwarz, Jann Howarth and Janet Echelman. Contemporary Textiles culminates in an inspiring survey of the most important work taking place in the field today. The artists profiles are highly illustrated with photographs and examples of work portrayed making this book invaluable for anyone interested in contemporary fabrics, art and design.
Publication date: 2001-08-30
Dewey code: 391.650222
List Price: $29.95
Price: $23.95
Review Marked for Life: A Gallery of Tattoo Art / Schiffer Publishing:Take a look through the lens of acclaimed photographer Steve Bonge, who has traveled worldwide for years to capture the best of modern tattoo art. On the other side youll meet an incredible assembly of personalitiesmen and women, young and old, who have adorned their bodies in spectacular ways. Hundreds of gorgeous color photos both hone in on intricate details, and pull back to encompass a culture of people who are unafraid to show their true colors. Enhanced with comments from prominent tattoo artists of the past and present, this book is an eye-popping saturnalia of freedom and counter-culture. It will taunt and bewitch, amaze and inspire, and expose you to images you'll never forget.
Edition: illustrated edition
Publication date: 2008-11-25
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $35.00
Price: $22.06
Review Pictorial Cambodian Textiles: Traditional Celebratory Hangings / River Books Press:Illuminates many facets of these spectacular cloths.
Publication date: 2006-04-01
Dewey code: 391.0094809021
List Price: $37.50
Price: $22.17
Review Viking Clothing / Tempus:Contrary to popular myth, the Vikings had a reputation for neatness and their fashions were copied far beyond the realms of Scandinavia. Those who could afford to displayed a love of fine clothes made from silks, from lightweight worsteds in subtly woven twills, and from the finest of linens. This accessible new book is the first to tackle the question of what the Vikings wore, drawing on evidence from art and archaeology, literature, and linguistics to arrive at a fresh understanding of the nature of Viking clothing, covering rich and poor, men and women across Scandinavia. It includes an overview of Viking textiles and dyeing, and an exploration of cloth production and clothing in the context of Viking society as a whole, as well as a detailed consideration of both male and female outfits and a new interpretation of the suspended dress.
Creator: Valerie Steele
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2003-02-01
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $30.95
Price: $28.02
Review Fashion Theory: Volume 7, Issue 1: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture / Berg Publishers:Heavily illustrated and featuring book and exhibition reviews, these issues will include the following articles*: Casanova and Mlle Clairon: Painting the Face in an Age of Natural Beauty Morag Martin, University of Warwick Explores a radical shift in fashion in the second half of the eighteenth century, when the towering wigs and thick layers of face paint gave way to more natural. Tehran Chic Alec Balasescu, University of California at Irvine Focuses on the relationship between women's veiling as both a religious practice and as a fashion item. Fashioning the Church Simona Segre, IULM University, Milan Discusses issues tackled by the sociology of fashion, applied to the religious clothing market. * Articles are subject to change.
Edition: Bilingual
Publication date: 2009-05-25
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $34.80
Price: $22.29
Review Karine Arabian ?The Armenians in Fashion 17th ?21st centuries / Art Stock Books Ltd.:Karine Arabian, a third-generation Armenian fashion designer, has been designing accessories under her own name since 2001: jewelers, shoes and bags, some of which were essentially crafted in Armenia. This book is also the occasion to remember the Armenian families who settled in Marseilles in the 17th century, where they ran a thriving silk trade, and to take a look at the community?s vital role in fashion design in France, from the 1930s to fashion icon names of today such as Alain Mikli, K. Jacques, Stephane Kelian and Alain Manoukian etc. The book contains essays by Florence M ller on Arabian's codes, brand image, client portraits and style genealogy, various specialists describe Armenians in Marseille from 1 600 - 1915, Armenians in fashion from 1922 - 2007 and wardrobe master Sergu< Paradjanov.
Publication date: 2009-04-01
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $39.95
Price: $22.30
Review Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Fashion in Detail / V & A Publishing:Now available from Abrams, this popular book offers a rare, close-up look at the exquisite, labor-intensive details seen in fine historical clothing. Perfect decorative seams, minute stitching, knife-sharp pleats, and voluptuous drapery-all are here, alongside more unusual techniques such as stamping, pinking, and slashing. Most of these effects cannot be replicated by machine, yet many of today's fashion designers take their inspiration from the past, adapting these details to a more contemporary idiom, and to the realities of modern manufacturing. Drawing from the Victoria and Albert Museum's world-famous collections, the book contains a gallery of exquisite photographs, accompanied by clear line drawings showing the construction of the complete garment and a text that sets each in the context of its time. This book will appeal to anyone interested in fashion, historical costume, or textile history, from cut and construction to fabric and trimmings.
Creator: Charlie Strand
Edition: Pap/Com
Publication date: 2008-10-01
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $49.50
Price: $22.21
Review Project: Iceland: Music, Art, Fashion / Booth-Clibborn Editions:Three years in the making, Project: Iceland is the first book to document the country’s exhilarating creative community. A mosaic of Iceland’s art, design, fashion, and music scenes, this stunningly illustrated compendium is an invitation to explore a cutting-edge global destination for tastemakers and travelers alike. Among the artists showcased are Hranfnhildur Arnardottir, a. k. a. “Shoplifter,” who created the spectacular hair sculptures for Bjork’s “Medulla” album; the mysterious Icelandic Love Corporation; and the critically acclaimed performance artist Egil Saebjornsson. Award-winning designer Steinunn Sigurdar, Reykjavik’s up-and-coming Eyglo Margret Larusdottir, and the music world’s fashion label of choice, “Dead,” are also featured. An eye-opening CD included with the book highlights both Iceland’s internationally known performers such as Sigur Ros, Mum, and Trabant, and newer musicians like Valgeir Sigurdsson, Bjork’s longtime producer and sound engineer.
Publication date: 2004-09-30
Dewey code: 398
List Price: $24.50
Price: $22.05
Review Iranian Mythology / University Press of the Pacific:
Publication date: 2009-04-01
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $39.95
Price: $22.37
Review Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail / V & A Publishing:Now in paperback with a new cover, this volume celebrates 19th-century fashion in lavishly illustrated detail. From the delicate embroidery on ballgowns to the vibrant synthetic colors of crinolines, the major themes of 19th-century fashion are explored as never before in this exquisite book. Featuring specially commissioned color photographs of garments from the V&A’s superb collection and many close-up details, alongside accurate line drawings of each garment’s underlying structure, the book's 150 pieces capture the opulence and variety of this fascinating era. “ Perfect for those who want an authentic take on the latest Victorian trend. ” –In Style.
Publication date: 2004-03-19
Dewey code: 398
List Price: $34.95
Price: $22.13
Review Russian Folk Tales / Kessinger Publishing, LLC:1873. One touch of storytelling may. make the whole world kin. So stated Ralston. In England the works of Ralston were the first to deal with the vast field of Slavonic, and more especially of Russian, folklore. His chief endeavor was to show the great amount of information which the unwritten literature of Russia contains as to the early stages of religious development. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
Authors
- Cullen Oriole
- Stephen Jones
Dewey code: 746
List Price: $39.95
Price: $22.18
Review Hats: An Anthology / V & A Publishing:Using radical materials and designs that range from refined to whimsical, Stephen Jones's exquisitely crafted hats ignited a revival of British millinery in the early 1980s and reclaimed the hat's place as an essential article for fashionable people everywhere. Today Jones's edgy, compelling designs continue to attract stylish celebrities, including Gwen Stefani, Boy George, Kylie Minogue, Dita von Teese, and Madonna. Jones has also collaborated with a who's-who of legendary designers, including Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano for Dior, and Marc Jacobs. Published to accompany an innovative exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Hats offers an unprecedented view of the world of millinery from ancient Egypt to a Tudor knitted beret and a 1950s Balenciaga hat to Jones's own creations. Drawing on Jones's own archive and the V&A's extensive collection, along with iconic headgear from around the world, this vividly illustrated book celebrates the universal appeal and delight of hat wearing.
Publication date: 1989-12
Dewey code: 305
List Price: $29.95
Price: $29.95
Review Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History / Holmes & Meier Publishers:From medieval times to the present, "Fashion for Men" describes the development of male attire, with the aid of nearly a hundred illustrations. Diana de Marly offers a lively discussion of the male ideal and its relationship to the clothes people wore. What was it that was considered so shocking about the ever-receding short skirts of fourteenth-century fashionable man? What was the significance of the rise - and later the decline - of the codpiece, so blatantly drawing attention to what later centuries were generally at pains to hide? The history of men's clothing is set in a wide social context, and the author shows above all that views about 'masculinity' are subject to change, and that preoccupation with dress is not exclusively a female preserve. "Fashion for Men" will not only be invaluable to students of costume history and fashion design, but will also appeal to the general reader fascinated by the intricacies of costume and its development.
Creator: Bruno Marcandalli
Edition: annotated edition
Publication date: 2007-05-28
Dewey code: 677.3909
List Price: $50.00
Price: $22.20
Review Silk / Yale University Press:This gorgeously illustrated volume not only offers a tour through the fascinating history of silk but also a glimpse into the future, when imaginative designers and textile producers will be changing the boundaries of what is possible with this extraordinary material. Textile expert Mary Schoeser presents an authoritative account of the development of silk, its properties and practical uses, and its role in some of the greatest achievements in the history of fashion design. Silk is magical. Made by worms, it is able to absorb up to thirty times its weight in water, it is warmer than wool, and it is unsurpassed for beauty and touch. Schoeser focuses keen attention on silk’s evolution as a symbol of status and substance, then traces its central function in 19th- and 20th-century glamour, expressed through the work of designers from Christian Dior to Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga to Emmanuel Ungaro. Schoeser also examines the innovative use of silk by today’s cutting-edge designers, among them Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, and John Galliano of Dior. She concludes with a detailed investigation of new silk technologies and how they continue to extend both the physical properties of silk and the possibilities for creative design.
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Emmons Fashion Magic Jewelry (Schiffer Book for Collectors), FabJob Guide to Become a Fashion Designer (FabJob Guides), Textile, Volume 1, Issue 2: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, Compacts and Smoking Accessories, Fashion and famine. By Mrs. Ann S. Stephens., Roaring '20s Fashions: Deco (Schiffer Book for Collectors), Contemporary Textiles: The Fabric of Fine Art, Marked for Life: A Gallery of Tattoo Art, Pictorial Cambodian Textiles: Traditional Celebratory Hangings, Viking Clothing, Fashion Theory: Volume 7, Issue 1: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture, Karine Arabian ?The Armenians in Fashion 17th ?21st centuries, Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Fashion in Detail, Project: Iceland: Music, Art, Fashion, Iranian Mythology, Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail, Russian Folk Tales, Hats: An Anthology, Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History, SilkTop headlines: Web retailers and states wrestle over tax rules: In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. ›20:01 2 Jul, Thu What will happen to Michael Jacksons kids?: Facing an uncertain future and a possible custody battle in the wake of their fathers sudden death are Michael Jacksons three children: Prince Michael, 12; Paris, 11; and Blanket, 7. 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