History of fashion books

An exploration of the changing status of colour in the Victorian period through painting, sculpture, decorative...  Read More >>

Examines Western-inspired fashion objects in Japanese cinema between 1923 and 1939  Read More >>

FASHION GENERATION is an exhibition and publication that showcases many of the best young designers to have emerged...  Read More >>

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Redressing Captain Cook's Endeavour voyage and centering the navigator, Tupaia, this book brings together indigenous...  Read More >>

An exploration of the treasures of Japanese art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art reveals a wealth of fascinating...  Read More >>

Style Legends, Rebels, and Visionaries is an inclusive and eclectic collection of 50 illustrated portraits by the...  Read More >>

Fashion photography occupies an unknown place, although of great importance, in Antoni Miralda's career. This book...  Read More >>

The meanings originally communicated by Elizabethan and Jacobean dress have long been confined to history. Why,...  Read More >>

Since the democratisation of the clothing industry in the early 19th century, buyers have become increasingly disconnected...  Read More >>

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""Published in commemoration of Barbie's sixtieth anniversary""--Jacket  Read More >>

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An illustrated exploration of the story behind the brand, from Alexander McQueen's own early days to the current...  Read More >>

More than 165 years of innovation, adventure and a unique expression of Britishness come to life in Burberry, a...  Read More >>

This book investigates the interconnections between textile and architecture via a variety of case studies from...  Read More >>

In the first comprehensive study of the interactions between fashion, performance and performativity, a group of...  Read More >>

Exploring violent tropes in British, French and American fashion c. 1919-39, this book asks why they appeared and...  Read More >>

This book investigates the interconnections between textile and architecture via a variety of case studies from...  Read More >>

In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments--some...  Read More >>

Today, the sari manifests as a site for design innovation, an expression of identity and a crafted object carrying...  Read More >>

In the 19th century, chemists introduced hundreds of new textile dyes that dramatically changed the palette of women’s...  Read More >>

Engages the work of four fashion designers - Virgil Abloh, Aitor Throup, Iris Van Herpen and Eckhaus Latta - whose...  Read More >>

Engages the work of four fashion designers - Virgil Abloh, Aitor Throup, Iris Van Herpen and Eckhaus Latta - whose...  Read More >>

Labels of Empire begins with the late 19th-century heyday of British textile manufacturing and closes with Indian...  Read More >>