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The Story of Colour in Textiles by Susan Kay-Williams
SciFier: $66.53The colour and shade of dyed textiles were once as much an indicator of social class or position as the fabric itself and for centuries the recipes used by dyers were closely guarded secrets. The... -
The Present Prospects of Social Art History Prof. Robert Slifkin (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, USA) 9781501376085
SciFier: $72.06The Present Prospects of Social Art History represents a major reconsideration of how art historians analyze works of art and the role that historical factors, both those at the moment when the work... -
How to Read a Dress by Lydia Edwards (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
RRP: $55.10SciFier: $49.29Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of... -
The Dictionary of Fashion History Valerie Cumming 9781350216686
SciFier: $89.49- What is an Apollo knot? - Who wore a Welch wig? - When were Zouave jackets the height of fashion? This new edition of The Dictionary of Fashion History further updates the landmark work of C... -
The End of Fashion: Clothing and Dress in the Age of Globalization Adam Geczy (University of Sydney, Australia) 9781350049123
SciFier: $63.58Attitudes to fashion have changed radically in the twenty-first century. Dress is increasingly approached as a means of self-expression, rather than as a signifier of status or profession, and... -
Fashion, Society, and the First World War: International Perspectives Maude Bass-Krueger (Leiden University, the Netherlands) 9781350119864
SciFier: $221.01This book is available open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. The historiography of the... -
Iconic Designs: 50 Stories about 50 Things Grace Lees-Maffei (Professor of Design History, University of Hertfordshire, UK) 9781350112476
RRP: $46.62SciFier: $41.51Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic 'things' - designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives... -
Fashion and Textile Design with Photoshop and Illustrator: Professional Creative Practice Robert Hume 9781350090125
SciFier: $105.58A step-by-step guide to two essential tools for textile and fashion designers. Designer and educator Robert Hume guides you from novice to expert through 20 carefully crafted projects. You'll... -
Japanese Fashion Designers: The Work and Influence of Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamotom, and Rei Kawakubo Professor Bonnie English (Late of Griffith University, Australia) 9781350088146
SciFier: $71.72Over the past 40 years, Japanese designers have led the way in aligning fashion with art and ideology, as well as addressing identity and social politics through dress. They have demonstrated that... -
Fashion Criticism: An Anthology Professor Francesca Granata (Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA) 9781350058811
SciFier: $198.20This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, a growing field that has been too long overlooked. Fashion Criticism aims to redress the balance, claiming a place for writing on fashion alongside... -
Fashion, Agency, and Empowerment: Performing Agency, Following Script Annette Lynch (School of Applied Human Sciences. University of Northern Iowa, USA) 9781350058262
RRP: $233.20SciFier: $226.50Fashion has always been strongly linked with the politics of gender and equality. In this global and interdisciplinary collection, leading authors explore the relationships between the dressed body,... -
Teaching Fashion Studies Dr Holly M. Kent (University of Illinois-Springfield, USA) 9781350022881
SciFier: $59.89Teaching Fashion Studies is the definitive resource for instructors of fashion studies at the undergraduate level and beyond. The first of its kind, it offers extensive, practical support for both... -
Japan beyond the Kimono: Innovation and Tradition in the Kyoto Textile Industry Jenny Hall 9781350095410
SciFier: $243.78In 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... -
The Fashion Show: History, theory and practice Gill Stark 9781472568489
RRP: $72.06SciFier: $66.38Take up your all-access pass to one of the most dynamic areas of the international fashion industry. Lavishly illustrated and packed with industry insights, The Fashion Show is the must-have guide to... -
Digital Architecture Beyond Computers: Fragments of a Cultural History of Computational Design Roberto Bottazzi (University of Westminster, UK) 9781474258135
SciFier: $207.74Digital Architecture Beyond Computers explores the deep history of digital architecture, tracing design concepts as far back as the Renaissance and connecting them with the latest software used by... -
3D Printing for Artists, Designers and Makers Professor Stephen Hoskins (University of the West of England, UK) 9781474248679
RRP: $69.94SciFier: $61.46Fully revised and with a new chapter and international case studies, this second edition of the best-selling book traces how artists and designers continue to adapt and incorporate 3D printing... -
The Sphinx Contemplating Napoleon: Global Perspectives on Contemporary Art and Difference Gilane Tawadros (Stuart Hall Foundation, London, UK) 9781501363337
SciFier: $59.89Built upon the politics of difference, The Sphinx Contemplating Napoleon examines artistic practice through an international lens. This vibrant collection of essays and writings - produced in... -
Sewing Techniques by Jennifer Prendergast
SciFier: $66.53Sewing techniques are sometimes overlooked in the design process but acquiring these skills can be transformational. The ability to turn a two-dimensional design into its three-dimensional... -
Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads: Journeys between East and West, Past and Present Sarah E. Braddock Clarke (Falmouth University, UK) 9781350099333
SciFier: $87.64With over 200 color illustrations, Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads examines in detail the eclectic iconography of the Byzantine period and its impact on design and creativity today. Through an... -
Cultural Threads by Professor Jessica Hemmings (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
SciFier: $93.28Cultural Threads considers contemporary artists and designers who work at the intersection of cultures and use textiles as their vehicle. Ideas about belonging to multiple cultures, which can result... -
Stitching the Self: Identity and the Needle Arts Johanna Amos (Queen's University, Ontario, Canada) 9781350242418
SciFier: $74.18The 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... -
Fashion Film: Art and Advertising in the Digital Age Professor Nick Rees-Roberts (Paris-Sorbonne Nouvelle, France) 9780857857002
SciFier: $68.82The moving image has become a key marketing tool for luxury fashion, central in enabling brands to shape their visual codes and extend their brand awareness. Fashion Film is the first detailed study... -
Fashion Sewing: Advanced Techniques by Connie Amaden-Crawford (Fashion Patterns by Coni, USA)
SciFier: $72.59Fashion Sewing: Advanced Techniques guides the reader through a range of intermediate and advanced skills, such as tailoring, sewing with knits, inserting linings and facings and how to sew a wide... -
Motion Illustration by Adam Osgood
SciFier: $74.90Motion Illustration is a broad introduction to the emerging world of moving illustrations, written specifically for those coming from an illustration background. Bridging together illustration... -
Shaping Femininity by Sarah Bendall (Australian Catholic University, Australia)
RRP: $61.46SciFier: $61.44Highly Commended, Society for Renaissance Studies Biennial Book Prize 2022 In sixteenth and seventeenth-century England, the female silhouette underwent a dramatic change. This very structured... -
3D Printing Design by Francis Bitonti (Digital Arts and Humanities Research Center at Pratt Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture, USA)
SciFier: $186.54To work with the materials of tomorrow, design students across visual arts disciplines need to understand the cutting edge of today. Whether you're modelling in interiors, designing in fashion or... -
Picturing the Woman-Child: Fashion, Feminism and the Female Gaze Morna Laing (Parsons Paris, France) 9781350214385
SciFier: $73.42The childlike character of ideal femininity has long been critiqued by feminists, from Mary Wollstonecraft to Simone de Beauvoir. Yet, women continue to be represented as childlike in the western... -
Wearing the Niqab by Anna Piela (Northwestern University, USA)
SciFier: $72.06Bringing niqab wearers' voices to the fore, discussing their narratives on religious agency, identity, social interaction, community, and urban spaces, Anna Piela situates women's accounts firmly... -
Picturing the Woman-Child: Fashion, Feminism and the Female Gaze Morna Laing (Parsons Paris, France) 9781350059580
SciFier: $221.52The childlike character of ideal femininity has long been critiqued by feminists, from Mary Wollstonecraft to Simone de Beauvoir. Yet, women continue to be represented as childlike in the western... -
Fashioning Professionals by Leah Armstrong (University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria)
SciFier: $78.42From artist to curator, couturier to fashion blogger, 'creative' professional identities can be viewed as social practices, enacted, performed and negotiated through the media, the public, and... -
Fashion in European Art: Dress and Identity, Politics and the Body, 1775-1925 Justine De Young 9781788314480
SciFier: $64.21Fashion reveals not only who we are, but whom we aspire to be. From 1775 to 1925, artists in Europe were especially attuned to the gaps between appearance and reality, participating in and often... -
Queering the Subversive Stitch: Men and the Culture of Needlework Joseph McBrinn (University of Ulster, UK) 9781472578044
SciFier: $66.53The history of men's needlework has long been considered a taboo subject. This is the first book ever published to document and critically interrogate a range of needlework made by men. It reveals... -
Construction for Fashion Design by Professor Anette Fischer
RRP: $55.10SciFier: $49.21Construction is the foundation of fashion design; it takes passion and great skill to turn a two-dimensional drawing into a successful garment. Construction for Fashion Design guides readers... -
Concentrationary Memories: Totalitarian Terror and Cultural Resistance Griselda Pollock (University of Leeds, UK) 9781350229174
SciFier: $70.30Concentrationary Memories has, as its premise, the idea at the heart of Alain Resnais's film Night and Fog (1955) that the concentrationary plague unleashed on the world by the Nazis in the 1930s and... -
Transorientalism in Art, Fashion, and Film: Inventions of Identity Adam Geczy (University of Sydney, Australia) 9781350060142
SciFier: $220.46Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization. With its roots in earlier times, it is a term that emphasizes alteration, mutation, and... -
Spacewear: Weightlessness and the Final Frontier of Fashion Barbara Brownie 9781350000322
SciFier: $220.46Today, we are living in the New Space Age, where mass commercial space travel is almost within our grasp. This otherworldly possibility has opened up new cultural images of space, both real and... -
Transorientalism in Art, Fashion, and Film: Inventions of Identity Adam Geczy (University of Sydney, Australia) 9781350175334
SciFier: $76.30Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization. With its roots in earlier times, it is a term that emphasizes alteration, mutation, and... -
Patternmaking History and Theory Dr Jennifer Grayer Moore 9781350227804
SciFier: $74.18Fashion design is increasingly gaining attention as an important form of cultural expression. However, scholarship has largely focused on specific designers and their finished products. This... -
Network Nature: The Place of Nature in the Digital Age Richard Coyne (Edinburgh College of Art, UK) 9781350136717
SciFier: $78.42How do people avoid the stresses of the digital age? Urban dwellers must now turn to nature to recover, restore and rebalance after the stresses brought on by relentless digital connectivity. It is... -
Teaching Fashion Studies Dr Holly M. Kent (University of Illinois-Springfield, USA) 9781350022874
RRP: $201.40SciFier: $125.38Teaching Fashion Studies is the definitive resource for instructors of fashion studies at the undergraduate level and beyond. The first of its kind, it offers extensive, practical support for both...