Fashion and textile design

Unlock the Secrets of Tomorrow's Style Today!

Wenn es um Mode und Kleidung geht, sind viele Details schon in der Muttersprache nur schwer zu benennen – geschweige denn in einer anderen.

Bhutan, das letzte buddhistische Konigreich im Himalaya, konnte durch seine abgeschiedene Gebirgslage, die zuruckhaltende Auenpolitik und die Grundprinzipien des Buddhismus bis heute eine beachtenswerte Textilkunst bewahren, die mit allen Aspekten des Lebens verwoben ist.

Pattern Magic 2 is the follow up to the best-selling Pattern Magic.

Anderssein kann ein Geschenk sein, und es lohnt sich immer zu glauben, zu hoffen und zu kämpfen!

Textiles and Fashion explores the integration of textile design with fashion.

Written with the innovative fashion student in mind, Sourcing and Selecting Textiles for Fashion gives a full overview of the current textile market and shows how to apply this knowledge when creating a fashion collection.

Sewing techniques are sometimes overlooked in the design process but acquiring these skills can be transformational.

The ability to generate inspired ideas is vital in all creative industries, fashion being no exception.

Sourcing Ideas: Researching colour, surface, structure, texture and pattern is a visual goldmine for designers hungry for inspiration.

Basics Fashion Design 10: Jewellery Design is an introduction to the world of jewellery.

The Visual Dictionary of Fashion Design is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms associated with, and used within, the field of fashion.

Long since regarded as an inessential object that simply adds to the beauty, convenience or effectiveness of an outfit, accessories are now considered key items in a fashion collection and as stand-alone pieces worthy of our undivided attention.

An illuminating guide to a career as a fashion designer written by the Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue Lindsay Peoples Wagner, based on the real-life experiences of three acclaimed designersrequired reading for anyone considering this competitive profession.

Patternmaking for Menswear: Classic to Contemporary, Second Edition is the most current, comprehensive, and user-friendly book for men's patternmaking.

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Who makes your clothes?

"e;I loved the 70s - and that's both the 1970s and the 1870s.

Exquisite and sumptuous, immaculately tailored, dignified and, above all, practical.

Join Stuart Hillard as he expands his expertise from quilt-making to bag-making.

In this practical book, learn how to make beautiful, folk mobiles - also known as 'pajaki' - to decorate your home or event space in show-stopping style.

15 beautiful embroidery projects from the era of Jane Austen.

With this guide to mending and patching, you don't have to say goodbye to your worn favourite clothes.

An illustrated history of the evolution of British women''s cycle wear.

What's a djibbah, how long has the old school tie been around and do yellow petticoats really repel vermin?

What's a djibbah, how long has the old school tie been around and do yellow petticoats really repel vermin?

'My only purpose is to write the kind of book that I would have liked to have read when I started.

Sir Norman Hartnell (1901-1979) dominated London couture during the inter-war years, gaining international fame as dressmaker to the British royal family.

Derided by the traditional fashion establishment for declaring Mick Jagger 'stylish', Janey Ironside's career in the fashion industry was inseparable from her identity.

First published a year after World War II ended, this fictional text was written for a generation of women starved by war rationing of both clothing and makeup.

'Deerstalker: Sherlock Holmes wore one.

Brought up to enter a learned profession, Henry Melton very successfully overcame his 'aversion to going into trade' and became hatter to the Prince of Wales.

The working life of a women in retail in the 1930s was tough, but not beyond the no-nonsense Ethyle Campbell.

Carmel Snow (1887 - 1961), the notorious publishing rival of Vogue editor Edna Woolman Chase, left Vogue in 1932 to become fashion editor, then editor of Harper's Bazaar.

Bettina Ballard, Paris-based correspondent and later Fashion Editor for US Vogue, was at the centre of the fashion world from the 1930s to the '50s and an intimate of Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga and Elsa Schiaparelli.

Vogue was a newly formed weekly society magazine when Edna Woolman Chase arrived on its staff in 1895 at the young age of 18.

Ginette Spanier discovered her talent for 'selling very expensive things to very rich people' at Fortnum and Mason in the 1930s.

Jean Dawnay, or 'Caroline' as she was known, was a house model for Dior during the years 1949-50.

Aage Thaarup left his job in a Copenhagen department store in his teens to conquer the world.

First published in 1954, Christian Dior reveals the secrets of style in his indispensable guide that covers everything from what to wear to a wedding and how to tie a scarf to how to walk with grace.

Paul Poiret's autobiography tells the extraordinary story of

Christian Dior (1905-1957) rocketed to fame with his first collection in 1947 when the 'New Look' took the world by storm.

Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973), one of the leading fashion designers of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, was known for her flair for the unusual.

Barbara Hulanicki tells the story of the rise and fall of the tiny, energetic boutique that grew into a vast emporium and epitomised Swinging London.

The autobiography of Mary Quant-the inventor of the miniskirt-was originally published in 1966 at the height of Swinging London.

In this gorgeous style guide from the 50s, American fashion designer Anne Fogarty reveals the secrets of 'wife-dressing' - the art of looking chic on all occasions, be it at a cocktail party, on the tennis pitch or in the boudoir.

How do we understand glamour?