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Fashion, The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century

Fashion, The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century

by Akiko Fukai

2006 printing by Taschen & Barnes/NobleTaken from the amazing collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute in Japan, the examples of fashion of all cultures are splendidly presented in this oversize book filled with hundreds of colour illustrations. The text is succinct and informative. A beautiful addition to any collection of fashion or costume design. Contents: foreword by Bernard Dorin;... (more)

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

by Ilene Beckerman

“Illuminates the experience of an entire generation of women. . . . This small gem of a book is worthy of a Tiffany box.” — The New York Times Book Review “A memoir every reader will wish to copy in her own size.” — Glamour “Ilene Beckerman’s sleek little memoir . . . strikes a startling chord. . . . Unsettling and oddly powerful.” — People “Surprisingly poetic.” — Entertainment Weekly “<A>... (more)

The Collection: A Novel

by Gioia Diliberto

Isabelle Varlet, charming and naïve, comes from a long line of seamstresses in a small town in France. A series of unfortunate events and her prodigious sartorial talent carry her to Paris, which in the wake of World War I is electric with new life. When Isabelle takes a job in the atelier of Coco Chanel, the rising star of haute couture, she finds herself in the heart of a glamorous and ruthless world filled with... (more)

Making Kimono & Japanese Clothes

by Jenni Dobson

Any dressmaker, quilter, or embroiderer who has ever felt inspired by the elegant design of Japanese clothes will find everything needed to start stitching in this comprehensive and luxurious sourcebook. In addition to colorful photos and illustrations that provide a history of the kimono and other Japanese garments, there are patterns, practical diagrams, and instructions for assembly. Each style receives loving... (more)

Streetstyle: From Sidewalk to Catwalk

by Ted Polhemus

This is an up-beat look at street fashion from 1940 to today, celebrating some 40 different styletribes, which will accompany a major exhibition on Streetstyle at the Victoria and Albert Museum in November 1994. We see how the styletribes interweave and evolve - the American Modernists of the early 1950s living on in the English Mods of the early 1960s, who became the Hard Mods, then the Skinheads, then the Ois!;... (more)

Against Fashion: Clothing as Art, 1850-1930

Against Fashion: Clothing as Art, 1850-1930

by Radu Stern

Winner, Jackets and Covers Category, 2004 Association of American University Presses (AAUP) Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. The late nineteenth-century invention of "fashion" as we understand it today inspired avant-garde artists of the period to create an art form to counter commercial fashion. These artists saw clothing not as a symbol of class distinction but as a force for shaping experience—an... (more)

Cut My Cote

by Dorothy K. Burnham

Fruits

by Sho?ichi Aoki

Fruits is a collection of Tokyo street fashion portraits from Japan's premier street fanzine of the same name. 'Fruits' was established in 1994, by photographer Shoichi Aoki, initially as a project to document the growing explosion in street fashion within the suburbs of Tokyo. Over the last five years, the magazine has grown to cult status and is now avidly followed by thousands of Japanese teenagers who also use... (more)

20000 Years of Fashion

by Franc?ois Boucher

This scholarly, absorbing history of dress, an updated edition of a 1966 reference work, ranges from prehistoric costume through present fashion. From antiquity to the 14th century, costume was generally long, loose and draped, not nationalistic in character, and reflected magical and religious functions. From the 14th century, when costume became short and fitted, to the 19th century, clothing acquired personal... (more)

Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers & More

Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers & More

by Linda O'Keeffe

Announcing an obsessive extravaganza of women's shoes--a chunky, irresistible, full-color book with page after page of over 1,000 seductive photos and information. A quirky, obsessive history of women's footwear, this book includes designers, famous shoes, trends, and cycles.

AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

by Andrew Bolton

Anglomania, the craze for all things English, gripped Europe during the mid-to-late 18th century. As perceived by Anglophiles such as Voltaire and Montesquieu, England was a land of reason, freedom, and tolerance, a place where the Enlightenment found its greatest expression. What began as an intellectual phenomenon, however, became and has remained a matter of style. Through the lens of fashion, AngloMania ... (more)

Accessories of Dress: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (Dover Books on Fashion)

Accessories of Dress: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (Dover Books on Fashion)

by Katherine Morris Lester

From hats, veils, wigs, and cosmetics to cravats, shawls, shoes, and gloves, this useful reference provides an entertaining account of the forms of personal adornment men and women have used throughout the ages to enhance their wearing apparel. Incorporates illustrations from rare books and magazines, photographs, and observations. 644 figures and 59 plates.

The Clothes That Wear Us: Essays on Dressing and Transgressing in Eighteenth-Century Culture

The Clothes That Wear Us: Essays on Dressing and Transgressing in Eighteenth-Century Culture

The meanings inherit in theatrical costuming; the ways in which novels, journals and prints disseminated ideas about fashion, status and gender; and present case studies of cultural practices relating to clothing are examined. The essays range in period from the 1670s to the 1790s and have an international scope.

Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince: A Study of the Years 1340-1365

Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince: A Study of the Years 1340-1365

by Stella Mary Newton

1340 to 1363 were years remarkable for dramatic developments in fashion and for extravagant spending on costume, foreshadowing the later luxury of Richard II's court. Stella Mary Newton broke new ground with this detailed study, which discusses fourteenth-century costume in detail. She draws on surviving accounts from the Royal courts, the evidence of chronicles and poetry (often from unpublished manuscripts), and... (more)

Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity

Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity

by Elizabeth Wilson

When Adorned in Dreams was first published in 1985, Angela Carter described the book as "the best I have read on the subject, bar none." From haute couture to haberdashery, "deviant" dress to Dior, Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. She also discusses fashion’s vociferous opponents, from the "dress reform" movement to certain strands of... (more)

The Costumemaker's Art: Cloaks of Fantasy, Masks of Revelation

A new "art of costume" is emerging from diverse origins that have ancient roots. This text features over 250 colour plates of costume creations by more than 100 artists, including their personal statements on why and how they practice this art.

Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790

Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790

by Linda Baumgarten

The Book of Kimono

by Norio Yamanaka

This practical and attractive book makes available for the first time the basic knowledge and vocabulary needed to select and put on a kimono and obi. Whether for women or men, all kimono are cut and sewn essentially from a single pattern, but a number of variations must be considered, depending on the occasion. Guidelines are given to making these choices, and the way to dress in a kimono, from the... (more)

Dressing Up Vintage

by Tracy Tolkien

With vintage dresses like Marilyn Monroes's JFK birthday dress selling at auction for more than one million dollars, vintage is clearly "in". Dressing Up Vintage celebrates the best of old-school couture, offering tips on how to spot a valuable garment and how to distinguish one designer from another. an enormous "sources section" features over 600 stores around the world where devotees can purchase ... (more)

The Dictionary of CostumeRuth Turner Wilcox

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