Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style

Bestseller #1 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • UPC: 690472098355
  • ASIN: 0756698359
  • ISBN: 9780756698355
  • Brand: DK Publishing Dorling Kindersley
  • Manufacturer: DK
  • Tracing the evolution of fashion — from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today — Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing. Containing everything you need to know about changing fashion and style — from ancient Egyptian dress to Space Age Fashion and Grunge — and information on icons like Marie Antoinette, Clara Bow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Alexander McQueen, Fashion catalogs the history of what people wear, revealing how Western fashion has been influenced by design from around the world and celebrating costume and haute couture. Fashion will captivate anyone interested in style — whether it's the fashion-mad teen in Tokyo, the wannabe designer in college, or the fashionista intrigued by the violent origins of the stiletto and the birth of bling.


    Survey of Historic Costume

    Bestseller #2 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 1628921676
  • ISBN: 1628921676
  • Manufacturer: Fairchild Books
  • Survey of Historic Costume, 6th Edition, is the best-selling introduction to Western dress from the ancient world through the twenty-first century. Each chapter presents social, cross-cultural, environmental, geographic, and artistic influences on clothing. With visuals, illustrated tables, and in-depth discussions, readers come to recognize recurring themes and concepts and understand the role of dress from a diverse, global perspective. The new edition features more than 1,000 full-color photographs and illustrations, a new feature that examines global dress, and a fully updated chapter on the twenty-first century. New Student Resources~ Survey of Historic Costume STUDIO features digital study tools such as visual flashcards, self-quizzes, videos, and assignments and activities and includes a free Student Study Guide eBook to help students master concepts and improve grades.New to this Edition~ Chapter Timelines present an overview and images of historic events in each chapter focusing on fashion and textiles, politics and conflicts, decorative and fine arts, economics and trade, technology, and religion~ New Global Connections boxed highlights dress and textiles from around the ... [Read More]


    Fashion History from the 18th to the 20th Century (Bibliotheca Universalis)

    Bestseller #3 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 3836557193
  • ISBN: 3836557193
  • Brand: Kyoto Costume Institute
  • Manufacturer: TASCHEN
  • Clothes define people. A person’s attire, whether it’s a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential code to his or her culture, class, personality, even faith. Founded in 1978, the Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothes from sociological, historical, and artistic perspectives. With one of the world’s most extensive clothing collections, the KCI has amassed a wide range of historical garments, underwear, shoes, and fashion accessories dating from the 18th century to the present day.Showcasing the Institute’s vast collection, Fashion History is a fascinating excursion through the last three centuries of clothing trends. Featuring impeccable photography of clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins, it is a testimony to attire as “an essential manifestation of our very being” and to the Institute's passion for fashion as a complex and intricate art form.The book's authors include some of the smartest minds and sharpest eyes in fashion studies: Akiko Fukai (Chief Curator of The Kyoto Costume Institute), Tamami Suoh (Curator of The Kyoto Costume Institute), Miki Iwagami (Lecturer of fashion history at Sugino Fa... [Read More]


    Textile Designs: Two Hundred Years of European and American Patterns Organized by Motif, Style, Color, Layout, and Period

    Bestseller #4 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 0810925087
  • ISBN: 0810925087
  • Brand: Brand: Harry N. Abrams
  • Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams
  • Looks at floral, geometric, conversational, ethnic, and art movements and period fabric designs


    What People Wore When: A Complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society

    Bestseller #5 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 0312383215
  • ISBN: 0312383215
  • Brand: Leventon, Melissa (EDT)
  • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
  • What People Wore When combines the studies of two classic nineteenth-century illustrators Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth for the first time. Their works are presented first by chronology and then by subject, so that illustrators, historians, and students alike can choose to follow the path of fashion through the centuries, or study in detail the contrasting styles of individual clothing and accessories. Silhouettes reveal the shape of style through the ages, detailed cross-references draw attention to recurring motifs, and navigation bars help the researcher to travel the complex chronology of costume.With authoritative narrative from leading experts in the history of costume, extraordinary contemporary quotes that reveal the impact of style in its day, detailed annotation, and an extensive glossary, the book provides a magnificent study of the rich vocabulary of style through the ages.


    The Fashion Sketchpad: 420 Figure Templates for Designing Looks and Building Your Portfolio (Drawing Books, Fashion Books, Fashion Design Books, Fashion Sketchbooks)

    Bestseller #6 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 0811877884
  • ISBN: 9780811877886
  • Brand: Chronicle Books
  • Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
  • You can be a fashion designer and create the wardrobe of your dream with The Fashion Sketchpad.Spend less time struggling to draw proportional figures and more time designing gorgeous looks: The Fashion Sketchpad is the ultimate fashion sketchbook for the aspiring designers who love to sketch clothes but don't have the skills (or the patience!) to draw proportional figures. This fashion design book is more than just a sketchpad. It has many additional features, including: • 420 figure templates in 20 fashion-forward poses to inspire and motivate your creativity• Templates are printed on heavy-stock pages with perforated edges for easy removal• An extensive illustrated garment glossary showing the distinguishing details between a caftan, a sheath, a maxi and so on.• A handy recommended reading section offering professional guidanceBest of all, the templates disappear when scanned or photocopied, so you'll never need to fuss with a light box or tracing paper!Croquis—it rhymes with "hokey." A croquis is every fashion design specialist's secret weapon, and it can be yours with The Fashion Sketchpad. Designers, both aspiring and established, sketch over croquis figures to ensu... [Read More]


    Creating the Illusion: A Fashionable History of Hollywood Costume Designers (Turner Classic Movies)

    Bestseller #7 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 0762456612
  • ISBN: 0762456612
  • Manufacturer: Running Press Adult
  • Marilyn Monroe made history by standing over a subway grating in a white pleated halter dress designed by William Travilla. Hubert de Givenchy immortalized the Little Black Dress with a single opening scene in Breakfast at Tiffany's. A red nylon jacket signaled to audiences that James Dean was a Rebel Without a Cause. For more than a century, costume designers have left indelible impressions on moviegoers' minds. Yet until now, so little has been known about the designers themselves and their work to complement and enrich stories through fashion. Creating the Illusion presents the history of fashion on film, showcasing not only classic moments from film favorites, but a host of untold stories about the creative talent working behind the scenes to dress the stars from the silent era to the present day. Among the book's sixty-five designer profiles are Clare West, Howard Greer, Adrian, Walter Plunkett, Travis Banton, Irene, Edith Head, Cecil Beaton, Bob Mackie, and Colleen Atwood. The designers' stories are set against the backdrop of Hollywood: how they collaborated with great movie stars and filmmakers; how they maneuvered within the studio system; and how they came to design clot... [Read More]


    Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film

    Bestseller #8 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 0500014221
  • ISBN: 0500014221
  • Manufacturer: Thames and Hudson
  • History as revealed and interpreted by Hollywood costume designers for motion pictures


    Auguste Racinet. The Costume History (Bibliotheca Universalis)

    Bestseller #9 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 3836555409
  • ISBN: 3836555409
  • Brand: TASCHEN
  • Manufacturer: TASCHEN
  • Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail.This TASCHEN reprint presents Racinet’s exquisitely precise color illustrations, as well as his delightful descriptions and often witty commentary. Spanning everything from ancient Etruscan attire to French women’s couture, material is arranged according to Racinet’s original plan by culture and subject. As expansive in its reach as it is passionate in its research and attention to detail, Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.


    Target: 20 Years of Design for All: How Target Revolutionized Accessible Design

    Bestseller #10 History Of Costumes Design Book

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  • ASIN: 0847867366
  • ISBN: 0847867366
  • Manufacturer: Rizzoli
  • Target sparked the democratization of design two decades ago, as the first retailer to forge partnerships with well-known and emerging designers to offer high style without the high price tag. This idea altered the fashion and style landscape forever--and became a retail game changer. Now readers can discover the inside story from those who were there--the designers, photographers, creators, superfans, and, of course, the Target guests.For 20 years, Target's design partnerships have made a mark on culture at large, with the retailer's brand promise of "Expect More. Pay Less." embracing the belief that design should be accessible, too. At the center of Design for All are the designers -- offering exclusive collections in stores or at another Target first, the pop-up shop. From Michael Graves to Isaac Mizrahi, John Paul Gaultier to Philippe Starck, Jason Wu, Alexander McQueen, Gwen Stefani and more, Target has collaborated with more than 180 designers throughout the past two decades. And this book covers it all with new glimpses behind some of the most iconic collections including Missoni, Stephen Sprouse, and Lily Pulitzer. Target: 20 Years of Design for All is the definitive tale o... [Read More]


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