Fashion design & theory books

This lively survey of 150 years of fashion covers everything from Haute Couture to the High Street. From Coco Chanel...  Read More >>

From primitive wraps of the Ice Age to elegant attire of the Renaissance, 200 black-and-white illustrations depict...  Read More >>

This illustrated volume explores the continually evolving influence of Graeco-Roman classical dress through the...  Read More >>

Features techniques related to couture fashion, including fabric selection, collage design, origami patch, and appliquae,...  Read More >>

First came the Teds, then the Mods and the Rockers, then Hippies, Skinheads and Punks. But by the late '70s, there...  Read More >>

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From the authority on Japanese culture, Donald Richie, comes a look into the quirky and ephemeral world of fads...  Read More >>

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For colorists of all ages -- 45 striking illustrations of officers in handsome military outfits, ladies in elegant...  Read More >>

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Comprehensive study of late-18th-century clothing worn by settlers and Abenaki Indians of New England. Full descriptions...  Read More >>

Two dozen patterns to enhance clothing, pillows, purses, and other special items. All designs shown in color on...  Read More >>

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Over 1,000 illustrations document elegant ladies' fashions from 1860 to 1914: evening gowns, wedding ensembles,...  Read More >>

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Over 100 full-page, royalty-free illustrations document what well-dressed American men wore in the early 1900s:...  Read More >>

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A kaleidoscopic, colourful and provocative survey of the fashion world.  Read More >>

"A celebration of Italian fashion in its many guises. Valerie Steele discusses the rise of Italian fashion since...  Read More >>

The geisha sums up the quintessence of Japanese refinement. This intelligent and cultured courtesan is simultaneously...  Read More >>