This engrossing book chronicles one of the most exciting, controversial, and over-the-top periods in the history of fashion: the extravagant reign of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette in 18th-century France. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell offers a carefully...

Fabrics are the base for the world of fashion: they determine the way designers conceive their pieces and their creativity. This title is the ultimate reference guide to all the major types of fabric in use today. This book is a bridge uniting materi...

This book is the perfect fashion accessory – a sumptuous, exquisitely designed exploration of the most influential fashion icons, ideas, designers, pieces, and trends from throughout history. What did Vogue's first cover look like? When did film sta...

Designers need to draw the human body in movement and they must take into account the relationship between the human body, the materials and the shape of the clothing at the same time. This book is a through study on the techniques for drawing the hu...

With its unique bags made of used materials, the Freitag company of Zurich is now an established commercial success, selling 300,000 of its design products around the world every year. How can a bag achieve that kind of cult status? How did a small,...

What happens when you invite such luminary fashion designers as Stephen Jones or Hussein Chalayan to collaborate with important contemporary artists such as Cerith Wyn Evans or Gavin Turk and ask them to think about the Olympic values of speed, stren...

Luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring, and lush trimmings abound in this glorious volume that celebrates the evolution of European dress through two centuries. Fashion is in the details. The textiles, tailoring, and trimmings all work together in t...