Fashion Under the Occupation
Before the outbreak of WWII, French fashion represented the very pinnacle of style, and French women the epitome of chic. At home and abroad, couturiers' wealthy clients eagerly awaited the latest collections, and design houses throughout the world ... [... more]
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Rendering Fashion, Fabric and Prints with Adobe Photoshop
Very Basic Instruction NOT Inspiration This book should have been 1/2 the size and 1/2 the price. I nearly returned it, but since there are so few instructional books on Photoshop geared towards textile/surface design available on the market, I stuck it ... [... more]
$81.00
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Qipao -- The Chinese Dress
While the Qing Dynstasy fell, the center of Chinese fashion became Shanghai, where the Western influence was highest. It was here that the form of qipao we see mostly commonly today developed: slender fit and shorter sleeves. It was also because ... [... more]
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Dress To Feel Younger
Be open to new styles and ideas by picking up a fashion magazine every other month or so to get the basic idea of what's new and youthful. Start with magazines such as Marie Claire, Glamour, InStyle or Redbook. To find more novel looks, consider ... [... more]
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Buy A Scarf As A Gift
Check out fashion magazines, televised runway shows and celebrity photos to gauge the most up-to-date scarf styles. Some seasons boast colorful, fringed scarves, while other seasons herald cozy, simple scarves as the hottest winter items. Fashion ... [... more]
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Create A Universe Costume
Unwind the star garland (a silver or gold Christmas garland) and, using a small safety pin, pin it from the inside to the side of your dress's neckline. Then, starting at your neck, unwind it and wrap it around yourself in a diagonal fashion so ... [... more]
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Buy Sunglasses As A Gift
Choose between wrap and shield-style glasses, depending on their most likely use. Is the gift beneficiary a sports enthusiast? Wrap glasses may be the way to go. Are the glasses intended as a fashion accessory? If so, focus on typical ... [... more]
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Fashion & Fetishism: Corsets, Tight-Lacing and Other ...
From corsets to codpieces, stockings to stilettos and piercing to push-up bras, fashion and sex have always enjoyed a very close relationship. This new edition of David Kunzle's rich and revealing history of corsetry and body sculpture shows how this ... [... more]
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Fashion Design School: Learning the Skills to Succeed ...
Describes fashion design schools and classes and the skills needed to succeed. [... more]
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Fashion Rendering with Color
A Reference to help teach the Designer Rendering with Fashion by Bina Albing is a very descriptive and helpful illustrated book for all students. This book has proved to be extremly helpful to the new student in drawing and finishing a fashion product. ... [... more]
$74.60
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Patternmaking for Fashion Design (3rd Edition)
This quintessential guide to patternmaking offers comprehensive coverage, clear illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions, providing users with all the relevant information necessary to create design patterns with accuracy regardless of their ... [... more]
$99.00
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Fashion Since 1900: The Complete Sourcebook, Second Edition
The most comprehensive and detailed history available of women's fashion in the modern era. From the styles of the early 1900s to those of the twenty-first century, John Peacock charts the development of women's fashion in all its aspects: couture wear, ... [... more]
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