Costume Design

The question that every supermodel gets asked repeatedly is 'how were you discovered?' Fans love to hear how, where and why their icons were plucked from reality and thrown into the hyper-glamorous world of high fashion. Many of the most famous women in...

"A design isn't dozens of little objects, or hungry-looking rectangular windowpanes: it is something that becomes a design by repeating, giving you something that a single pattern doesn't give you. " - (Phyllis Barron, Dartington 1964) During the...

This beautifully illustrated, full-colour history of costume has been produced by bestselling author John Peacock especially for children.With over 320 hand-drawn illustrations, and clearly written descriptions on every page, the book offers a broad...

This book examines a significant moment in fashion's evolution when technological innovations are inspiring designers, brands and consumers to think beyond conventional clothing in the real world and to forge fresh relationships with digital garments...

Straddling the worlds of fashion and hip-hop, Nigo is a giant of streetwear culture. One of the pioneers of the highly influential Harajuku style movement, Nigo is the founder of *A Bathing Ape(R). Currently the creative director of Kenzo and a partner...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486229904Author Stella BlumFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Series Dover Fashion and...

Defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "a genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology", Steampunk has taken the world by storm, rapidly moving from literature into movies, games and fashion. This...

The Red Dress: 380 Embroiderers, 51 countries, 1 dressThe Red Dress project, conceived by British artist Kirstie Macleod, offers a platform for people, mostly women, who are vulnerable and live in poverty to share their stories through embroidery. The...

"Great fashion photography not only understands the beauty of clothing but also adds a twist that grabs the eye and sparks the imagination. With Steven Klein, you'll give him a dress, and he'll give you a girl with a dress with a robot in a garden. It's...

The first book dedicated to Chanel makeup, published in collaboration with Chanel to celebrate the house's inspiring story of makeup creation which began in 1924. In 1924 Gabrielle Chanel launched the house's first makeup products, marking the beginning...

This survey of women-led fashion design centered around the twentieth and twenty-first centuries emphasizes the creative agency and artistic legacy of female creators Exploring the enduring impact of fashions created by and for women, this book traces a...

A thoughtful, lavishly illustrated, and highly readable account of the fabulous French fashion world in the pre-Revolutionary period This award-winning book, now available in paperback, chronicles one of the most exciting, controversial, and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780673370Author Jan ShentonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 1110g

The realities of the fashion industry exposed in this devastating account of the life of a successful supermodel. 'A unique and honest perspective on the fashion industry... Cameron doesn't just hold the door open for more voices from within fashion,...

Artists and professionals worldwide guide you through creating props, armor, and accessories with techniques to modify color, heat form, and detail with thermoplastics and other modern materials.About the AuthorChristopher Tock and Chad Hoku, are...

Strip down and slip into Euphoria Fashion, Heidi Bivens's encyclopedia of fabricated fantasy. From the micro mini-skirts worn in the halls of Euphoria High to the maximalist theatre of house party outfits, Euphoria Fashion is about more than just...

This book is an essential and practical tool for designing and creating fashion accessories for men and women. Intended for fashion students and professionals, the book includes different pattern techniques for each accessory and explains production...

The first book to focus on Dior's iconic design known as the New Look, which revolutionized the fashion industry. A must-have for followers and students of fashion.About the AuthorLaurence Benaim is a writer and historian known for her biographies of...

In 1983, Japanese designer Issey Miyake told The New Yorker that he aspired "to forge ahead, to break the mold." With the boundary-defying fashion lines that followed, he not only broke molds, but recast clothing altogether. With a unique fusion of...

The little-known art of Berlin Work was once the most commonly practiced art form among European women. Pictorial Embroidery in England is the first academic study of both pictorial Berlin Work and its precursor, needlepainting, exploring their cultural...

This book provides a deep-dive into the dressmaking of the late Eighteenth Century.By combining the author's experience with drafting patterns from surviving eighteenth-century garments with fashion plates and period-correct reproduction methods this...

It's time to reconsider the value of our waste. In the past these were valuable commodities you could sell on. Gathering rag and turning it into yarn was rich in the possibility of making things. This Manifesto is a unique, artist's view of the...

Shoes is an inspiring, impeccably researched and concise history of footwear through the ages. After a general introduction, chronological chapters illustrated throughout retrace the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, featuring shoes and...

Fashion studies is a burgeoning field that often highlights the contributions of genius designers and high-profile brands with little reference to what goes on behind the scenes in the supply chain. This book pulls back the curtain on the global fashion...

Find your unique fashion illustration style with Draw Fashion Now! Draw Fashion Now is a combination how-to guide and workbook that teaches the best techniques for illustrating and envisioning 21st-century fashion. Professional fashion illustrator...

What kinds of things do fashion and clothing say about us? What does it mean to wear Gap or Gaultier, Milletts or Moschino? Are there any real differences between Hip-Hop style and Punk anti-styles? In this fully revised and updated edition, Malcolm...

For over 400 years the tailored suit has dominated wardrobes the world over. Its simple forms, inspired by royal, military, religious and professional clothing, have provided a functional and often elegant uniform for modern life. But whether bespoke or...

If you could imagine an entirely new fashion system, what would you dream up? An open access book, Fashion Fictions: Imagining Sustainable Worlds presents a kaleidoscope of crowdsourced responses to this open-ended prompt, exploring the common themes and...

In the ancient city of Kyoto, contemporary artisans and designers are using heritage techniques and traditional clothing aesthetics to reinvent wafuku (Japanese clothing, including kimono) for modern life. Japan beyond the Kimono explores these shifts,...

A practical and inspirational guide to textile folk art from cultures all around the world, accompanied by step-by-step projects. From samplers and quilts in Europe, to tribal and nomadic cloth further afield in Mongolia and China, folk and traditional...

This book showcases textile and surface design by some of the most exciting up-and-coming designers worldwide and points to the future of this vibrant field. It includes illustrative, abstract, geometric, floral, representational and digital designs; and...

An exploration of how the rose-the most ravishingly beautiful and symbolic of flowers-has inspired fashion over hundreds of years The Rose in Fashion: Ravishing is a fascinating exploration of how the rose has inspired the way we look, dress, feel, and...

The imagined worlds of the cinematic mise-en-scene are rich with textiles: fabrics drape over sets, serve as props, and develop mood and character as dress and decor. A much-needed examination of the cultural and emotional impact of textiles as mediated...

From a platypus scarf to a giant crocodile rug, this fabulous activity book features animal-themed knitting patterns and fun puzzles, stories and quizzes to knock your socks off. Louise Walker, also known as Sincerely...

Focussing on costume in performance, this reader brings together key texts, case studies and interviews. Exploring costume's role and function in a variety of theoretical, historical, conceptual and practical contexts, this exciting volume also reflects...

The practical, pocket-sized dressmaking manual that every sewist needs. Tips, techniques and trusted advice on everything from threading your machine and selecting your fabric to fitting zips, darts, pockets and vents. Whether you are making your...

At Nike, the desire to be the best is a journey, not a destination - better is always temporary.Phaidon commemorates the company's influence with Nike: Better is Temporary, a landmark publication that charts Nike's transformation from rebellious upstart...

Learn to draft and sew your own customized clothes that fit you perfectly and make you feel fantastic. You no longer need to feel confined by the boundaries of a sewing pattern in order to make clothes that fit beautifully and represent your style in a...

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The transformative power of contemporary textiles is the subject of this exhibition catalog that examines how and why textile has been a fertile medium for artists to question regimes of power and hierarchies of value.Bringing together more than 100...