Fashion and textile design

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2021

In a culture preoccupied with newness and a fashion system largely predicated upon it, what is the significance of worn clothes and why do they have the power to affect us so deeply?

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2021

In a culture preoccupied with newness and a fashion system largely predicated upon it, what is the significance of worn clothes and why do they have the power to affect us so deeply?

Fashion's great innovations often spring from inspired designers developing unique concepts and challenging the status quo.

Successful fashion merchandising, branding and communication start with satisfyingly sensory and interactive shopping experiences.

Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society.

Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society.

Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society.

Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society.

Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society.

Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society.

Patternmaking for Dress Design covers patternmaking techniques for 9 iconic dress designs, focusing not only on the concepts needed to draft patterns, but also uniquely exploring the history of each garment design to reveal what lies behind their enduring appeal today.

Textiles and Fashion explores the integration oftextile design with fashion, showing the manyways designers use fibre, fabric construction andsurface treatments within a garment and on thebody.

In the ancient city of Kyoto, contemporary artisans and designers are using heritage techniques and traditional clothing aesthetics to reinvent wafuku (Japanese clothing, including kimono) for modern life.

In the ancient city of Kyoto, contemporary artisans and designers are using heritage techniques and traditional clothing aesthetics to reinvent wafuku (Japanese clothing, including kimono) for modern life.

Highlighting the skills and considerations needed to manage products, Virginia Grose introduces key processes such as product development, the supply chain and branding to help you quickly get to grips with the business side of fashion.

Costing for the Fashion Industry is a practical, easy-to-use guide to the manufacture, sourcing and risk management methods essential to make a new fashion business venture financially viable.

Costing for the Fashion Industry is a practical, easy-to-use guide to the manufacture, sourcing and risk management methods essential to make a new fashion business venture financially viable.

The needle arts are traditionally associated with the decorative, domestic, and feminine.

The needle arts are traditionally associated with the decorative, domestic, and feminine.

In gold-rush Australia, social identity was in flux: gold promised access to fashionable new clothes, a grand home, and the goods to furnish it, but could not buy gentility.

In gold-rush Australia, social identity was in flux: gold promised access to fashionable new clothes, a grand home, and the goods to furnish it, but could not buy gentility.

Packed with examples from groundbreaking designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Edun and People Tree, A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion is a much-needed overview of current models of fashion design and production.

Benjamin on Fashion reconstructs and redefines Walter Benjamin's complex, fragmentary and yet influential fashion theory that he developed in the Arcades Project (1927-1940) and beyond, while situating it within the environment from which it emerged - 1930s Parisian couture.

Benjamin on Fashion reconstructs and redefines Walter Benjamin's complex, fragmentary and yet influential fashion theory that he developed in the Arcades Project (1927-1940) and beyond, while situating it within the environment from which it emerged - 1930s Parisian couture.

The human body lies at the centre of our relationship to fashion and textiles.

The human body lies at the centre of our relationship to fashion and textiles.

Fashion ephemera-from catalogues and invitations to press releases-have long been overlooked by the fashion industry and fashion academics.

Fashion ephemera-from catalogues and invitations to press releases-have long been overlooked by the fashion industry and fashion academics.

Learn to style for advertisements, magazines and portfolios and take your first steps into one of fashion communication's most dynamic and rewarding careers.

The little-known art of Berlin Work was once the most commonly practiced art form among European women.

The little-known art of Berlin Work was once the most commonly practiced art form among European women.

Where do shoppers meet before heading out to browse the stores?

Where do shoppers meet before heading out to browse the stores?

Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable.

A visual goldmine for designers of original print, weave and embellishment, Sourcing Ideas for Textile Design will help you generate new ideas, develop them methodically and finally create beautifully designed textiles.

Newcomers to the fashion industry often base costings on the sum of a style's fabric, trims and labor-and to that they simply add their markup.

Design your own original 2D patterns and use 3D prototyping to test your designs, achieve the perfect fit and make quick alterations.

The dressmaking trade developed rapidly during the 18th and 19th centuries, changing the lives of thousands of British workers.

The dressmaking trade developed rapidly during the 18th and 19th centuries, changing the lives of thousands of British workers.

Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization.

Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization.

The childlike character of ideal femininity has long been critiqued by feminists, from Mary Wollstonecraft to Simone de Beauvoir.

The childlike character of ideal femininity has long been critiqued by feminists, from Mary Wollstonecraft to Simone de Beauvoir.

This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, a growing field that has been too long overlooked.

This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, a growing field that has been too long overlooked.

Fashion has always been strongly linked with the politics of gender and equality.

Fashion has always been strongly linked with the politics of gender and equality.

Global Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion showcases the global fashion industry's efforts to reduce the negative impacts associated with fashion production and consumption.

Global Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion showcases the global fashion industry's efforts to reduce the negative impacts associated with fashion production and consumption.

Fashion is intimately tied to the material world.