Fashion design & theory books

This text will address such legal issues as: defining and protecting intellectual property, knock offs, licensing,...  Read More >>

Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied...  Read More >>

Fashion and Imagination recounts in words and images fashion's exciting relationship with photography, film, visual...  Read More >>

The design of lingerie is often seen as a mystery, even by professionals working in other sectors of the fashion...  Read More >>

Draping Basics provides the fundamentals of designing foundation garments by draping fabric on a dress form.  Read More >>

Vogue has always meant great style for women.  Read More >>

Deals with Prada, one of the world's most influential fashion houses over the years. This title features thousands...  Read More >>

Since the birth of the iconic alligator - the world's first clothing logo and the symbol of its French tennis -...  Read More >>

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This book explains the process that a fashion designer goes through to put a line together specifically for the...  Read More >>

"The topic of fashion and dress has exploded on the international academic stage. Australia has not been immune...  Read More >>

Teaches students how to recognize, evaluate, and correct fit for over 100 figure variations. This book includes...  Read More >>

Stepping Out presents a selection of the Powerhouse Museum's extraordinary collection of shoes dating from the 1700s...  Read More >>

China's fashion industry is globally dominant, but Chinese fashion design has been under documented. Thorough an...  Read More >>

Guides the reader through the process of developing a collection, from initial research through to final presentation....  Read More >>

Equips students with things that they need to know about measuring sample garments, creating fully-graded spec sheets,...  Read More >>

Written as a beginning-level patternmaking text, Principles of Flat Pattern Design 4th Edition provides an added...  Read More >>

Offers a perspective on the basic principles and practices of contemporary drawing styles, applied to a fashion...  Read More >>

Examines the entire sweep of Japanese clothing history, from the sophisticated fashion systems of late-Edo period...  Read More >>

Examines the entire sweep of Japanese clothing history, from the sophisticated fashion systems of late-Edo period...  Read More >>

Blending rock and roll, bohemian culture, and pure girlishness in her designs, Anna Sui has created a devout following...  Read More >>

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This book, the first in the PEPIN series, contains a wonderful selection of photographs of some of the most beautiful...  Read More >>