Fashion design & theory books

Helps fashion designers prepare a portfolio. This work shows how to avoid the common pitfalls of inexperience. Over...  Read More >>

An illustrated text capturing the energy, drama and excitement of the luminaries who make up the world of fashion....  Read More >>

An authority on sketching the fashion figure, fabric shapes and garment details, this book explains step-by-step...  Read More >>

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Describes the different clothing worn around the world.  Read More >>

"Featuring artwork, selected from the pages of ""WWD"", this book celebrates the work of Fairchilds staff artists....  Read More >>

Traces the origins and rise of the self-made fashion tycoon, describing his disadvantaged Bronx childhood, his early...  Read More >>

Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Racient's Le Costume Historique was the most wide-ranging...  Read More >>

These volumes provide facts and information about the cultural, religious and social implications of human decoration...  Read More >>

Revised to include presidential hats, new celebrity hats, and a fully updated resource listing of custom hatters....  Read More >>

The acclaimed biography of one of England’s great eccentrics and leading fashion designers, reissued in an updated...  Read More >>

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- Striking new design with almost all new color photos, including photos of actual fashions from as early as the...  Read More >>

As one of the most accomplished and in-demand in her profession, the author approaches her work as a sculptor would,...  Read More >>

Since the Berlin wall came down on 9.11.1989, this reunited city has become the site of intense creative output....  Read More >>

"The perfect companion for all shoppers and ""Lucky"" readers, who made this smart and savvy magazine the most successful...  Read More >>

This slipcase presents the history of Chanel, from its beginning through the creative trilogy which made this brand...  Read More >>

This title, the catalogue for an exhibition opening at the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts,...  Read More >>

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Here is an exciting new installment in a series from Schiffer Publishing illustrating fashion trends in America....  Read More >>

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This illustrated guide to men's fashion introduces men to the timeless elements of fashion and personal style.  Read More >>