Fashion and textile design Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Solar Textiles
Book SynopsisMost photovoltaic (PV) installations utilise heavy conventional glass or polycarbonate panels, and even newly developed thin plastic or metal films for PV cell use may fracture during both construction and application. Textile fabrics, the most widespread flexible materials in everyday use, offer a solution to the need for lightweight, flexible solar PV generators. Solar Textiles: The Flexible Solution for Solar Power is about the incorporation and operation of solar cells on textile fabrics. The combination of textile manufacturing and solar PV cell technology opens up further avenues for both the textile and semiconductor industries. Thus, this book reflects the progressively increasing commercial interest in PV cell technology and the versatility that their integration in textiles provides. Discusses textiles as electrical substrates Explains the photovoltaic effect and associated parameters Offers special consideration of solar cells on textiles Compares fibres and fabrics and how to implement PV activity on a textile Describes manufacturing methods outside of semiconductor technology Includes applications open only to textiles This work is aimed at textile technologists, electronic engineers, solar technologists, civil engineers and designers in building fabrics and architecture.Table of Contents1. The Versatility of Textile Fabrics, 2. The Photovoltaic Effect and How It Is Used, 3. Constructions of Textile Fabrics, 4. Strategies for Achieving Electrically Conducting Textile Fabrics, 5. Enabling Textile Fabrics to Become Photovoltaically Active, 6. Technological and Design Specifications, 7. Manufacturing: Moving from Laboratory to Production, 8. Applications of Solar Textile Fabrics, 9. The Outlook for Solar Textiles
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Solar Textiles
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Medical Textiles
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Taylor & Francis Ltd British Fashion Design
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Undressing Cinema
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Undressing Cinema
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Taylor & Francis The Mask Handbook A Practical Guide
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£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Fashion History Reader
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Fashion History Reader Global Perspectives
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Taylor & Francis Fashion Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Sustainable Fashion and Textiles
Book SynopsisPraise for the previous edition:[A] fascinating book. John Thackara, Doors of PerceptionProvides the foundations for a radical new perspective. Ethical PulseAt last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven fluff: not only does it have a brain, but it could be a sustainable one. Lucy Siegle, Crafts MagazineFully revised and updated, the second edition of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys continues to define the field of design in fashion and textiles. Arranged in two sections, the first four chapters represent key stages of the lifecycle: material cultivation/extraction, production, use and disposal. The remaining four chapters explore design approaches for altering the scale and nature of consumption, including service design, localism, speed and user involvement. While each chapter is complete in and of itself, their real value comes from what they represent together: innovative ways of thinking about textiles and garments based on sustainability values and an interconnected approach to design.Including a new preface, updated content and a new conclusion reflecting and critiquing developments in the field, as well as discussing future developments, the second edition promises to provide further impetus for future change, sealing Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys as the must-buy book for fashion and textiles professionals and students interested in sustainability.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part 1: Sustainable Fashion and Textile Products 1. Material Diversity 2. Ethically Made 3. Use Matters 4. Reuse, Recycling and Zero Waste Part 2: Sustainable Fashion and Textile Systems 5. Fashion, Needs and Consumption 6. Local and Light 7. Speed 8. User Maker Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Clothing Culture 13501650 The History of Retailing and Consumption
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Taylor & Francis Representations of Hair in Victorian Literature and Culture
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Taylor & Francis Dress Culture in Late Victorian Womens Fiction Literacy Textiles and Activism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Celebrity Fashion Marketing
Book SynopsisThis book explores the concept of the celebrity as a ''Human Fashion Brand'' and the effectiveness of the celebrity in promoting fashions and shaping the identity and decisions of fashion consumers. Beginning with an overview of the background and context of the fashion celebrity, the authors consider celebrity fashion classifications, fashion influencers, explore existing theory, models, and tools and the role of technology; and explain how celebrity-endorsed products impact on fashion consumers and trends. The book defines and develops a Human Fashion Brand Model', which describes the relationship between the fashion celebrity, fashion celebrity marketers and fashion consumer behaviour choices in celebrity fashion emulation. Coupled with reflective questions to aid learning, every chapter is illustrated by case studies of celebrities as fashion brands, as well as their impact on fashion, including Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, and Madonna. Providing a holTrade Review'The concept of a 'Human Fashion Brand' is timely given the significant rise in the number fashion-influencing celebrities and fashion-celebrity-following consumers. This book is an essential read for those who are interested in behavioural science, fashion, marketing and business management.'Dr Kevin Almond, Associate Professor in Fashion, School of Design, University of Leeds, Former Head of the Department of Fashion and Textiles, University of Huddersfield, UK'The journey in public relations, celebrity brand management, fashion, media, and production is often one of exhilarating excitement and constant change. The authors have been steadfast in their focus, management and passion on the subject in all its guises.'JayJay Epega, BBC Studios Productions, Media Consultant and Writer, EpegaMedia, Director 'This is an epic book and illustrates how following celebrity fashions has increased exponentially. The thought process behind this for individuals is: "If I cannot have their lifestyle, at least I can have the same clothes – or cheaper versions of them!". This book describes the impact on the celebrity, the marketer and the consumer.' Don Rouse, Celebrities & Lifestyle Communications Consultant, Entrepreneur and MentorTable of ContentsAcknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Foreword, Table of Contents, 1. Introduction, 2. The Fashion Celebrity, 3. The Fashion Celebrity Marketer, 4. The Fashion Consumer, 5. The Human Fashion Brand Model. 6. Conclusion, Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History
Book SynopsisNew Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles: Re-Fashioning Pedagogies offers a wide array of inclusive, global, practical approaches for teaching costume and fashion history.Costume designers, technicians, and historians have spent the last several years re-evaluating how they teach costume and fashion history, acknowledging the need to refocus the discourse to include a more global perspective. This book is a collection of pedagogical methods aimed to do just that, with an emphasis on easy reference, accessible activities, and rubrics, and containing a variety of ways to restructure the course. Each chapter offers a course description, syllabus calendar, course objectives, and learning outcomes, as well as sample activities from instructors across the country who have made major changes to their coursework. Using a combination of personal narratives, examples from their work, bibliographies of helpful texts, and student responses, contributors sTable of ContentsIntroduction: New Perspectives and Taking Chances 1. Re-Fashioning Time: An Object-Based Approach to The History of Style 2. Research Methods for Fashion History and Technology 3. Conscious Fashion History 4. Fashion Forward: A History of Dress in Global Context 5. Global Dress History for Undergraduate General Education 6. Historic Costume and Decor Utilizing People- and Place-Based Curriculum 7. An Abridged Clothing History in Four Construction Techniques 8. Examining and Creating Connections in Costume History Through Cultural Intersections and Alternative Assessment Models 9. Expanding and Deconstructing the Western Fashion History Ideology 10. Fashion and Costume: Global Adornment and Attire 11. The March of History Gives Way to Flowers in a Field 12. Activities for the Classroom Project A: Worn History: Personal History Through Clothes Project B: Final Assignment: World Building Project C: Historic Tools and Techniques: An Exercise in Material Culture Observation
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Cambridge University Press Chinese Clothing Introductions to Chinese Culture
Book SynopsisChinese clothing has undergone continuous transformations throughout history, providing a reflection of the culture in place at any given time. A wealth of archaeological findings coupled with ancient mythology, poetry and songs enable us to see the development of distinctive Chinese fashions through the ages. This illustrated introductory survey takes the reader through traditional Chinese clothing, ornamentation and ceremonial wear, discusses the importance of silk and the diverse costumes of China's ethnic groups before considering modern trends and China's place in the fashion world today.Table of Contents1. A brief history of ancient garments; 2. Clothes and hierarchy in ancient times; 3. Silk, the silk road and the art of embroidery; 4. Beauty of traditional garments; 5. Trends in modern garments; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.
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Cambridge University Press Australian Fashion Unstitched The Last 60 Years
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Cambridge University Press Fashionable Fictions and the Currency of the NineteenthCentury British Novel
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Cambridge University Press LowCost Fashion
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Cambridge University Press Exquisite Slaves
Book SynopsisExquisite Slavesexamines how slaves in Lima, Peru used elegant clothing to express attitudes about gender and status. Drawing on a diverse range of sources and analyses, Walker demonstrates that in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Lima clothing signified both the reach and limits of slaveholders' power and racial domination.Trade Review'Exquisite Slaves represents a unique and distinctive contribution to the history of racial formation in Spanish America which will command the attention of the scholarly community. This book considerably deepens our understanding of colonial racial formation.' Herman Bennett, City University of New York'Walker's invigorating analysis of enslaved and freed cultural agency is a welcome contribution to the history of slavery. Her unique focus on manners of dress and gendered public presentation underlines how slavery was rooted not just in daily events, but in intimate senses of self and others. Informed by an Atlantic vision, Walker's close reading of imagery and text charts a new path for how to write a history of the African Diaspora in Latin America.' Rachel Sarah O'Toole, University of California, Irvine'… Walker's book provides a novel account on the contradictory dressing practices of people of colour in colonial Lima as a tool that both submitted them to the colonial regime and allowed them to challenge the norms … the book is an important approximation for the advancement of fashion studies and dress history in Latin America.' Laura Beltran-Rubio, The Journal of Dress History'Students and experts interested in the African diaspora, material culture, racial identity, the formation of Blackness, and gender will surely benefit from this book.' Erika Denise Edwards, Hispanic American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Slavery and the aesthetic of mastery; 2. Legal status, gender, and self-fashioning; 3. Black bodies and boundary trouble; 4. Painting, print culture, and colonial ideation; 5. Ladies, gentlemen, slaves, and citizens; Epilogue.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Savvy Chic
Book SynopsisTeaches you how to entertain, decorate, travel, and dress for less. This title is suitable for the women looking to save money without skimping on style.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Manolo Blahnik and the Tale of the Elves and the
Book SynopsisRecreates one of "Once Upon a Time" stories, blending it with the real-life story of a fashion designer Manolo Blahnik. This book adds a twist to the tale of the "Elves and the Shoemaker" through Manolo Blahnik's drawings that evoke the past, envision the future, and, evidence the footprint he's made on fashion history.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Diane von Furstenberg and the Tale of the
Book SynopsisDiane von Furstenberg's revolutionary wrap dress liberated women to be their most active and natural selves, setting entirely new, realistic, and exciting fashion standards for women everywhere. This title looks for the next generation to serve as a cautionary tale for fashionistas.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc True Whit
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Couture Hats From the Outrageous to the Refined
Book SynopsisFrom the Royal Wedding to the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Metropolitan to the "Fashion Week" debuts, this book celebrates the sublime hats created by the haute couture milliners and designers of the world.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Looks of Love 50 Moments in Fashion That
Book SynopsisTrade Review"With his extraordinary background, Hal Rubenstein truly understands how clothes translate to the world of romance and love." -- Calvin Klein "Hal is a passionate observer of style, beauty, fashion, and culture with a singularly warm, funny, and always positive perspective. Life is always a lot more fun and a little sweeter for knowing him." -- Vera Wang "Hal has this keen awareness of how one element of pop culture instigates the other. And then with his impeccable eye, he captures the moment you will always remember." -- Courtney Love
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore
Book SynopsisTerry Newman combines illuminating anecdotes about authors and their work, archival photography, first-person quotations from each writer and current designers, little-known facts, and clothing-oriented excerpts that exemplify their original writing style.Trade ReviewOne of Spring 2017's Top Ten Art, Architecture & Photography Books -- Publishers Weekly, Dec. 12, 2016 Issue
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Baddiewinkles Guide to Life
Book SynopsisInstagram’s hippest grandma shares her thoughts on living and dressing adventurously in this humorous illustrated guide.Known for her tie-dye tops, shirts with sayings like "Bye Basic," and giant neon drop earrings, eighty-eight-year-old Baddie Winkle is one of the internet’s hottest stars.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Fierce
Book SynopsisIn this lush compendium illustrated with full-color images, the author of The Burlesque Handbook chronicles the history of one of the world’s most beloved fashion patterns—leopard print—celebrating its beauty and place in couture, and the women who have dared to wear it.In nature, the distinctive markings on big cats served as camouflage, helping them to blend into their surroundings when hunting prey. Unlike these magnificent predators, humans have donned this distinctive animal pattern to be noticed; leopard print demands an audience. Jo Weldon, an expert in the world of burlesque, reveals how this sexy, playful, decadent, and vibrant pattern once reserved for royalty came into vogue and became a staple of fashion.With the revolution in technology and the rise of mass production in the early 1900s, textiles could be produced quickly and inexpensively, transforming every industry. Couture experienced a creative awakening: colors, prints, and
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Legendary Artists and the Clothes They Wore
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Red Lipstick
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc I Love Leopard
Book SynopsisAn essential guide to fashion’s favorite print. Since Christian Dior first brought leopard print to the catwalk in 1947, it has earned a cult following. Popularized by everyone from 1940s screen sirens to pop goddesses and Instagram stars, the print has undergone numerous incarnations in the fashion world and has earned a reputation for being daring, bold, and rebellious. This compelling, full-color illustrated book celebrates all things leopard, from fashion to food, and everything in between making it the ultimate gift book for leopard-print lovers everywhere!Includes: Introduction: a brief history of leopard print Leopard Fashion: from punk to the catwalk Leopard Eats: leopard print cakes, cookies, and breads Leopard Philosophy: quotes, tips, and inspiration Leopard Fun: fun facts and stats about leopards and leopard print Full of gorgeous yet fierce illustrations and print
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HarperCollins The Kingdom of Prep
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dressing the Part
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Penguin Putnam Inc Ill Drink to That
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Penguin Putnam Inc In Paris 20 Women on Life in the City of Light
Book SynopsisIf the Internet could create its version of the perfect girl, Jeanne Damas would probably be her. . . . She's nailed that French girl je ne sais quoi. --VogueA window on the world's most stylish city, with more than 100 full-color photos and profiles of 20 diverse and inspiring Parisian women, by the coolest, most beautiful French girl in France (GQ) and a former editor in chief of French ElleWe've always been crazy in love with this city. . . . We love its arrogance, its clumsiness, its simplicity. And especially the women who live here.Two quintessential Parisian women--model and fashion designer Jeanne Damas and journalist Lauren Bastide--shine a spotlight on twenty real-life women of Paris, dispelling the myth that there's only one type of Parisian woman and introducing us to the city that real Parisiennes live in. They're booksellers, singers, writers, activists, and antique dealers; they live in small studios, spac
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The University of Chicago Press Tight Knit Global Families and the Social Life
Book SynopsisThe coveted Made in Italy label calls to mind visions of nimble-fingered Italian tailors lovingly sewing elegant, high-end clothing. The phrase evokes a sense of authenticity, heritage, and rustic charm. Yet, as ElizabethL. Krause uncovers in Tight Knit, Chinese migrants are the ones sewing Made in Italy labels into low-cost items for a thriving fast-fashion industryall the while adding new patterns to the social fabric of Italy's iconic industry. Krause offers a revelatory look into how families involved in the fashion industry are coping with globalization based on longterm research in Prato, the historic hub of textile productionin the heart of metropolitan Tuscany. She brings to the fore the tensionsover value, money, beauty, family, care, and belongingthat are reaching a boiling point as the country struggles to deal with the same migration pressures that are triggering backlash all over Europe and North America. Tight Knit tells a fascinating story about the heterogeneity of
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MIT Press Ltd Dressing Up
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MIT Press Ltd Playful Wearables
Book SynopsisAn expert introduction to the world of “playful wearables” and their design, with a wide range of engaging examples, case studies, and exercises.This pioneering introduction to the world of wearable technology takes readers beyond the practical realm (think Fitbits, Apple watches, and smart glasses) to consider another important side of the technology—the playful. Playful Wearables offers an engaging account of what “playful wearables” are, why they matter, how they work, how they’re made, and what their future might hold. The book’s authors—Oğuz Buruk, Ella Dagan, Katherine Isbister, Elena Márquez Segura, and Theresa Jean Tanenbaum—draw on decades of experience in design, development, and research to offer real-world examples, exercises, and implications, showing how this kind of wearable tech can introduce an invaluable element of play into our everyday lives.As wearable technology emerges in the ecology of costume and fashion, the authors consider its intimate connection to identity and culture. And they look at the ways in which playful wearables, when smoothly integrated into everyday social experiences, support social interaction. The book then moves on to the mechanics of playful wearables—from design strategies and frameworks to specific methods and game design patterns—the building blocks for great playful, wearable designs. All of these elements point to possibilities beyond the realm of games and dedicated play, as the value and uses of playful wearables in the larger world of self, society, and culture become ever more apparent.
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Yale University Press Louis Vuitton The Complete Fashion Collections
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Yale University Press Yves Saint Laurent The Complete Haute Couture
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Yale University Press Chanel The Complete Collections Catwalk
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and captivating overview of all of Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel collections, showcasing his creations through original catwalk photographyTrade Review"[Karl Lagerfeld] lives out his own legend in every way he can think of, with every instinct he has, and in a world of stolid conventions, he has the courage to perpetuate a vision of something wonderful."--Andrew O'Hagan, T: The New York Times Style Magazine "Lagerfeld has maintained his preeminence for five decades, and without any visible sign of strain."--John Colapinto, New Yorker "Because fashion is about today. You can take an idea from the past, but, if you do it the way it was, no one wants it."--Karl Lagerfeld
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Yale University Press Vivienne Westwood
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Random House USA Inc House of Versace
Book SynopsisVersace. The very name conjures up images of outrageous glamour and bold sexuality, opulence and daring. All of course true, but only half the story. Versace is also the legacy of a great creative genius from a poor, backward part of southern Italy who transformed the fashion world through his intuitive understanding of both women and how a changing culture influenced the way they wanted to dress. The first book in English about the legendary designer, House of Versace shows how Gianni Versace, with his flamboyant sister Donatella at his side, combined his virtuosic talent and extraordinary ambition to almost single-handedly create the celebrity culture we take for granted today. Gianni Versace was at the height of his creative powers when he was murdered in Miami Beach. The story was front page news around the world and the manhunt for his killer a media obsession. His beloved sister Donatella demanded no less than a funeral befitting an assassinated head-of-state to be held in Milan’s magnificent cathedral. In what was the ultimate fashion show, the world’s rich and beautiful – Princess Dianna, Elton John, Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Anna Wintour and others – gathered to mourn a man already considered one of fashion’s great pioneers. Deborah Ball, a long-time Milan correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, conducted hundreds of interviews with Versace family members, Gianni Versace’s lovers and business rivals, models such as Naomi Campbell whom he helped shoot to international stardom and fashion industry icons, including Anna Wintour, the legendary editor of Vogue. Ball vividly recounts the behind-the scenes struggles – both creative and business – of Donatella as she stepped out of her brother’s long shadow and took control of the House of Versace. The book offers the first inside look at the enormous challenges Donatella faced in living up to Gianni’s genius, her struggle with a drug habit, her battles with her brother Santo and the mystery of why Gianni left control of his house to Donatella’s young daughter, Allegra. House of Versace is a compelling, highly readable tale of rise from obscurity, a painful fall and ultimate redemption as the Versace empire returned to health – for now. Bringing together fashion, celebrity, business drama, jet-set lifestyles, and a notorious crime, House of Versace is an old-fashioned page-turner about a subject of enduring fascination.
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WW Norton & Co Fear and Clothing Unbuckling American Style
Book SynopsisAs the former New York Times Critical Shopper, and voted one of Fashionista's 50 Most Influential People in New York Fashion, Cintra Wilson knows something about clothes. And in Fear and Clothing, she imparts her no-holds-barred, totally outrageous, astute, and hilarious wisdom to the reader.Trade Review"On this hilarious and insightful road trip across the country's fashion landscape, Cintra Wilson undresses America with eagle-eyed flair, showing who we are and how each of us could be much more awesome." -- Trevor Paglen"While I may know as much about fashion as the average farm animal, I am in awe of Cintra Wilson's savage, untamed, and deeply learned writing on the subject. Clotheshorses are advised not to attempt reading her book while consuming beverages, since the resulting explosions of laughter may ruin their outfits." -- Luc Sante"All you need to know about Cintra Wilson's new book is CINTRA WILSON WROTE A NEW BOOK. And you get to read it. I envy the gorgeous, razor-blade garden you're about to picnic in." -- Patton Oswalt
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Thames & Hudson Ltd The Sartorial Travel Guide
Book SynopsisA suitcase-friendly insider’s companion to the most fashionforward cities for well-dressed and worldly gentlemen.Trade Review'Sleek … a fascinating view into the craftsmanship of top tailors, clothiers and shoemakers' - ItaliaTable of ContentsIntroduction • Florence • Hong Kong • London • Melbourne • Milan • Paris • Naples • New York • Stockholm • Tokyo • In Brief: Amsterdam; Atlanta; Auckland; Beijing; Brussels; Chicago; Gothenburg; Hanover; Los Angeles; Madrid; Manila; Munich; Newcastle; Singapore; Vienna • Sartorial Travel Tips from the Experts • What to Pack
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Thames and Hudson Ltd Costume and Fashion
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