Textile design & theory books

In the past, girls from rural southeastern Europe spent their childhoods weaving, sewing, and embroidering festive...  Read More >>

In the past, girls from rural southeastern Europe spent their childhoods weaving, sewing, and embroidering festive...  Read More >>

This text features six Qing imperial costumes from the University of Hawai'i Asian Costume Collection and four Qing...  Read More >>

Throughout its long history, stretching from the 25th Dynasty (c. 752-656 BC) to the Ottoman Period (c. 1500-1811...  Read More >>

Creative and colorful crafts and accessories using everyone's favorite adhesive -- duct tape! Including purses,...  Read More >>

In addition to showcasing 100 of the most important designers of the last century with essays by the curators at...  Read More >>

Terry cloth was once relegated to towels for the kitchen and bathroom, but, after World War II, it was embraced...  Read More >>

From Azzedine Alaia and Coco Chanel, to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, the greatest...  Read More >>

In addition to showcasing 100 of the most important designers of the last century with essays by the curators at...  Read More >>

Tartan is an enormously popular pattern in modern fashion. Beginning as Highland dress, it was originally peculiar...  Read More >>

Color and Design addresses how we understand and experience colour, and through specific examples explores how colour...  Read More >>

This accessible study of religious dress practices contains case studies on a wide range of religious groups, including:...  Read More >>

An accessible and lively study of Victorian fashion accessories as tools of flirtation and indicators of class,...  Read More >>

An innovative study of the Hindi film industry, this account explores the making and meaning of popular Hindi films,...  Read More >>

This book provides a fascinating and accessible exploration of fashion and celebrity both past and present. An essential...  Read More >>

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The Great Gatsby is that rare classic that inescapably defines the age from which it sprang: the Roaring '20s,...  Read More >>

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Nine award-winning student projects form the core of Fashion Thinking: Creative approaches to the design process...  Read More >>

Meticulously researched, well-illustrated history of fashion covers 800 years of style: civilian and military clothing...  Read More >>

This superb, comprehensive sourcebook features over 500 splendid motifs adapted from elegant brocades. It includes...  Read More >>

Carefully copied from ancient vases and statuary, these early-19th-century classic line renderings combine unusual...  Read More >>

250 lovely designs from a rare early-20th-century tile catalog include beautiful floral and foliate motifs on wall...  Read More >>

Stunning sourcebook of 60 full-page, royalty-free designs -- 30 full color and 30 black-and-white -- depict ferns,...  Read More >>

Bringing together original, cutting-edge contributions from leading international scholars across a range of disciplines,...  Read More >>