This book seeks to establish the meaning of design research, its role in the field, and the characteristics that differentiate research in design from research in other fields.
This popular volume on the culture of hair through human history and around the globe has been updated and revised to include even more entries and current information.
The iconic Danish brand Knitting for Olive is known and loved throughout the Nordic countries and beyond for their contemporary yet classic knitting designs.
This text argues that fashion and the imagery surrounding it give us a vision of Western culture that is both enticing and alienating, flaunting capitalism's euphoric emblems of glamour and success but also representing the underside of modern life.
This seminal text demystifies all the terminology around working with textiles today, providing definitions of processes, techniques, features, and even some historical terms that you need to know.
Luxury, Fashion and the Early Modern Idea of Credit addresses how social and cultural ideas about credit and trust, in the context of fashion and trade, were affected by the growth and development of the bankruptcy institution.
Quelle est l’utilité des dessous féminins qui s’affichent aujourd’huitant sur les affiches que dans les magazines, enveloppant des corps defemmes parfaites ?
La moda es un universo de glamour a la vez que un negocio complejo que ocupa un señalado lugar en la economía de todos los países, donde el éxito depende del talento y la visión para el diseño y la dirección.
Men's fashion, particularly the trends involving undergarments, was once reserved for the elite; today it has become democratised, clear proof of social progress.
Updated throughout for the new edition, Armour: Materials, Theory, and Design covers extant and emergent protection technologies driving advances in armour systems.
This textbook aims to ensure that advances in medical textiles are addressed and that recent developments are able to be appreciated and understood not only by medical practitioners and healthcare personnel but also by textile scientists and technologists.
Across the eighteenth century in Britain, readers, writers, and theater-goers were fascinated by women who dressed in men's clothing-from actresses on stage who showed their shapely legs to advantage in men's breeches to stories of valiant female soldiers and ruthless female pirates.
Fashion Ethics provides a comprehensive overview of the ethical issues in the fashion industry, from collection design concept to upcycling and closed loop production.
From supply chain finesse to market triumph, this book covers the advancements in business strategy and presents a multidisciplinary approach to strategic management in the garment industry.
Guide to Fashion Entrepreneurship delves into a comprehensive, step-by-step entrepreneurial action plan that investigates how fashion product concepts are created, branded, sourced, marketed, channeled, and merchandised.
Memories of clothing feature prominently in auto/biographies, yet traditionally they have not been subjected to the same level of academic scrutiny as other sources.
A collection of vintage and traditional recipes and instructions for making a variety of stains for finishing leather shoes and boots, with a particular focus on staining soles.
To execute excellent designs, you need accurate pattern drafting and quality sewing, and Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers, Third Edition gives aspiring designers these skills.
This vintage book contains a detailed guide to knitting traditional Scandinavian ski sweaters, with ten original knitting patterns and comprehensive instructions for making them.
Metric Pattern Cutting for Women s Wear, first published in 1975, provides a straightforward introductory book for students beginning courses in flat pattern cutting.
Knit is an exciting and dynamic design area, with new technologies opening up a wealth of creative possibilities for designers, as well as innovative uses of traditional techniques.
