Costume Design

Textiles and clothing are interwoven with Islamic culture. In Islamicate Textiles, readers are taken on a journey from Central Asia to Tanzania to uncover the central roles that textiles play within Muslim-majority communities. This thematically...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993103001Author Angela LynneFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint George LynnePublisher George Lynne

Furmanovich travels the globe, uncovering age-old crafts that become a foundation for her exquisite designs, which at their heart are traditional jewelry rings, necklaces, pendants, brooches, and earrings all crafted with precious stones, combined with...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857239873Author Emma McClendonFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1000g

Dr Christopher Dresser is best remembered for his pioneering advances in design and associated technology. In the new industrial world of the nineteenth century, Dresser was the first designer to understand that machinery was a good servant but a poor...

Wiener Werkstatte: Textiles and their design This book presents new research and archival findings on the textile and fashion designs of the Wiener Werkstatte movement (1903-1932). Textile specialists, art and design historians offer insights into the...

Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing is the companion piece to the exhibit held at the Oriental Institute from November 11, 2006 to March 25, 2007. It is an overview of the colourful and distinctive clothing of late nineteenth and...

Praise for the previous edition:"[A] fascinating book." John Thackara, Doors of Perception"Provides the foundations for a radical new perspective." Ethical Pulse"At last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven fluff:...

International supermodel Cindy Crawford chronicles her life and career, sharing stories and lessons learned, and featuring her most memorable images in this New York Times bestseller. Cindy Crawford was the cornerstone of the golden age of the...

The needle arts are traditionally associated with the decorative, domestic, and feminine. Stitching the Self sets out to expand this narrow view, demonstrating how needlework has emerged as an art form through which both objects and identities - social,...

Equal parts photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball, from the league's inception to today, and celebrates the iconic style of NBA...

A bold and fashionable look at the iconic golds of Yves Saint Laurent-in jewelry, couture, and accessories-from the 1960s to the 2000s"I love gold, it's a magical color; when reflecting a woman, it's the color of the sun."As the official catalogue of the...

A sumptuous treasury of Dior scarves. Plain and elaborate, commonplace and precious, fashionable and timeless, masculine and feminine: Dior's silk scarves form a unique visual repertoire and cover a gamut of palettes, themes and styles. The epitome of...

Constricting styles and limited clothing choices can restrict a person with a disability from fully participating in social communities, employment and gatherings that have an unspoken dress code. Design has the power to change this. Fashion,...

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...

Jean-Paul Goude is a modern legend in the world of commercial art. From his New York days with Esquire magazine to his latest work for Galeries Lafayette, he has consistently provoked and delighted those who have encountered his work. He was Grace...

Over the past ten years the study of dress history has finally achieved academic respectability. This book shows how the fields of dress history and dress studies are now benefitting from the adoption of new multi-disciplinary approaches and outlines the...

A richly illustrated history of textiles in the Mughal EmpireIn the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a vast array of textiles circulated throughout the Mughal Empire. Made from rare fibers and crafted using virtuosic techniques, these exquisite...

The Marabou Mule. The Chanel toe. Jackie O's pump. Marilyn's stiletto. And lotus shoes and fetish shoes, shoes made for coronations and inaugurations, Cinderella's slipper, shoes of tulle, brocade, rhinestone, python, fish scales, and feathers, and much,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784908062209Author Tadanori Yoko, Midori KitamuraFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint HeHePublisher HeHe

ADIDAS SUPERSTAR. NIKE AIR MAX. ONITSUKA TIGER CORSAIR. BALENCIAGA TRIPLE S. YEEZY 700. STAN SMITH. VANS OLD SKOOL. AIR JORDAN.With over 300 styles and including all the essential trends and brands, this is the ultimate sneaker handbook.This fifth...

Includes primary research that gives detailed and unique insight into garments worn between 1680-1790.The book covers the techniques needed to enable the reader to learn the skills of early tailoring through text, diagrams and photographs.The only book...

Amigurumi crochet dolls have never been so easy-or cute-until now!Crochet Cute Amigurumi Animals with Mix-and-Match Outfits shows crocheters how to make endearing animal dolls with a fabulous array of fun fashions to dress them in.One basic ragdoll body...

In 1997, Jeff Staple walked into a boutique in New York City wearing a shirt he printed in his silk-screen class at Parsons School of Design. What started as a small, handmade T-shirt line grew organically and began to garner a serious following in New...

Today fashion is moving forward at a faster pace than ever before, with advancing technologies and new materials reinventing clothing as we know it. Futuristic garment designs are often inspired by surprising sources: biological science, climate change,...

The essays and interviews in this book - published in conjunction with the exhibition Echo - explore the personal, universal and tactile memories of baby, child and motherhood, aging and nostalgia, handmaking and repair, and both the physical and...

Covering every step of the process - from material selection to final embellishments - professional stage costumer Gillian Conahan demystifies glove making and offers all crafters a repertoire of basic pieces.About the AuthorGillian Conahan is a...

A sumptuous monograph tracing the life and legacy of fashion luminary Oscar de la Renta. In October 2014 one of the fashion world's champions, Oscar de la Renta, passed away, a great loss brightened by the innumerable successes of his half-century reign...

This second edition brings the definitive empirical work on Japanese youth fashion subcultures up-to-date for the 2020s, featuring three new chapters and essential updates in light of new fieldwork and globalized digital media.Based on in-depth...

Recreating Historic Dress: Clothing Gems from the Hereford Museum Clothing Collection, with Patterns compiles patterns and information for 25 never-before-published garments from the historic clothing collection at the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery...

At one time Great Britain clothed the world. In the 1880s, when the British textile industry was at its height, 85 percent of the world's population wore clothing made from fabric produced in the mills of Lancashire. From 1910 to 1913 alone, seven...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591846543Author Elizabeth L. ClineFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Louise Roe-internationally renowned fashion journalist, TV host, and makeover guru-knows style. It's not about trends but about being your own person and sharing the things you love in your appearance, your home, and your personality. In Front Roe,...

"I love the Foale and Tuffin book. The layout and graphics are terrific and it's a joy to read. The whole book is so well put together." Mary Quant "I wish all fashion books could be as much fun as this one. But they can't all be about Foale &...

This book gathers a collection of multidisciplinary essays written by distinguished scholars, visual artists, and writers. The common thread of these essays addresses the ways in which fiber arts have enriched and empowered the lives of women throughout...

In this generously illustrated book, Anne Hollander examines the representation of the body and clothing in Western art, from Greek sculpture and vase painting through medieval and renaissance portraits, to contemporary films and fashion photography...

Join Cameron Silver, founder of LA's famous-and highly influential-vintage boutique Decades, leads a romp through the history and countless manifestations of the caftan, the world's most universal garment. Gloriously illustrated with photographs,...

Embodying Pasolini documents the extraordinary performance curated by Olivier Saillard and poetically brought to life by Tilda Swinton. Serving as part fashion object and part catalogue, this publication is the sole record of Swinton's critically...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764366154Author Annemor SundboFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Schiffer CraftPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 2177g

Goths represent one of the most arresting, distinctive and enduring subcultures of recent times. The dedication of those involved to a lifestyle which, from the outside, may appear dark and sinister, has spawned reactions ranging from admiration to alarm...