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• Shaping Sustainable Fashion: Changing the Way We Make and Use Clothes

  

  Product DescriptionThe production, use and eventual disposal of most clothing is environmentally damaging, and many fashion and textile designers are seeking to employ more sustainable strategies in their work. This book provides a practical guide to the ways in which designers are creating fashion with less waste and greater durability.Based on the results of extensive research into lifecycle approaches to sustainable fashion, the book is divided into four sections: * Source explores the…. Click Here to Read More

• The Fashion History Reader: Global Perspectives

  

  Product DescriptionThe Fashion History Reader is an innovative work that provides a broad introduction to the complex literature in the fields of fashion studies, and dress and fashion history. A comprehensive resource for those who wish to further their engagement with fashion as a contemporary phenomenon, the book connects a diverse range of approaches and incorporates non-Western literature within better-known studies from Europe and North America. It identifies the history of…. Click Here to Read More

• Amazing Crochet Lace: New Fashions Inspired by Old-Fashioned Lace

  

  Dimensions: 9.75 in. h x 8.5 in. w x 0.5 in. dWeight: 1.1 ouncesMade in US Product DescriptionCrochet just got chic.From the runways of Paris to the sidewalks of small towns, crochet has emerged as a cool and sophisticated fashion trend. And nothing is cooler than doing it yourself–quickly and easily. Inspired by vintage patterns, Doris Chan presents twenty fresh, fantastic designs for beginner and advanced crocheters alike. Chan’s designs brilliantly translate old-fashioned lace…. Click Here to Read More

• Fashion Illustration 1930 to 1970

  

  Product DescriptionSome of the greatest fashion illustrations ever created appeared in the pages of Harper’s Bazaar magazine, and their styles, shapes, and colors continue to influence today’s practitioners. This stunning collection showcases more than 200 of the most iconic images published between 1930 to 1970–including artwork from Jean Cocteau, Leon Benigni, and Jane Bixby.Whether they work with traditional pencils, crayons, watercolors, or a digital pen, fashion illustrators will find…. Click Here to Read More

• Fashion under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt

  

  Product DescriptionPrada, Gucci, Max Mara: high fashion is synonymous with luxury, glamor, pleasure, and Italy. Yet Italian fashion also has a dark history that has not previously been explored. The Fascism of 1930′s Italy dominated more than just politics–it spilled over into modes of dress. Fashion under Fascism is the first book to consider this link in detail. Fashion often functions as a tacit means of making a social statement, but under Mussolini it vividly reflected political…. Click Here to Read More

• Secondhand Chic: Finding Fabulous Fashion at Consignment, Vintage, and Thrift Shops

  

  Product Description Fun, funky, and fabulous, this is the first personal buying guide to help you get in on the resale craze that is sweeping America. Would you like to find a mint-condition Yves Saint Laurent jacket for $25…a brand-new, pleated wool skirt still bearing the original $40 price tag, for $7…a genuine Dior suit for $75? Now you can! In Secondhand Chic you’ll discover where to look, what to look for, and how to buy quality. In fact, you’ll get all the secrets of spotting a…. Click Here to Read More

• The 1930s

  

  Product DescriptionFashion Sourcebooks is a series of beautifully illustrated paperbacks presenting the costume drawings of John Peacock. The series charts the development of women’s and men’s clothing from 1900 onwards, with a volume devoted to the fashions of each decade. John Peacock’s Fashion Sourcebooks are destined to become an indispensable part of the library of any fashion enthusiast, historian, or collector, and are sure to provide inspiration to any designer or student working in…. Click Here to Read More

• 5th Fashion Doll Makeovers

  

  Product DescriptionMove over ladies, the guys are here and they’re showing that they are not just women’s accessories any longer! The latest in the series of popular how-to books chronicles the up-and-coming male fashion dolls that have recently hit the market. The newest book in a series of fashion doll makeovers by Jim Faraone gives step-by-step instructions on male doll makeover techniques that include how to repaint and redress dolls to make your own unique one-of-a-kind…. Click Here to Read More

• Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children’s Literature, K-6

  

  Product DescriptionHow do children’s book authors create the wonder that we feel when reading our favorite books? What can students and teachers learn from these authors and books if we let them serve as writing mentors? In Mentor Texts, Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli show teachers how to help students become confident, accomplished writers, using literature as their foundation.The book is organized around the characteristics of good writing focus, content, organization, style, and…. Click Here to Read More