Fashion and textile design

The most important document in the history of rock 'n' roll since the liner notes to Killroy Was Here.

Opportunities in the fashion design industry are expected to rise about 10 to 12 percent through 2013.

Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the fashions of modern China.

Learn the art of impeccably tied neckwear with this guide to the twenty knots that every man should know.

This new publication is a collection of published drawings from 1954 through the sixties and seventies.

Twenty to Knit: Easy Knitted Tea Cosies contains twenty fun, colourful and easy-to-knit tea cosies.

Frank Lloyd Wright was renowned during his life not only as an architectural genius but also as a subject of controversy—from his radical design innovations to his turbulent private life, including a notorious mass murder that occurred at his Wisconsin estate, Taliesin, in 1914.

Simon Doonan's memoir pays homage to Lou Reed's groundbreaking glam rock album Transformer, recalling its influence on his coming of age and coming out.

All the bears in the book are based on the same, simple knitted bear, instructions for which are provided at the beginning of the book and are easy enough for even novice knitters to follow.

This gorgeous book brings together 100 of the best winter knits from best-selling author and knitting designer, Monica Russel.

A girl from a Yorkshire mining town is barely thirteen when her father kills himself - her brother finds him dying.

In Inside the Box, veteran journalist and marathoner T.

Textile artist and surface designer Mandy Pattullo marries fabric with collage techniques to produce beautiful pieces of art.

Although there are many books on the shelves dedicated to this subject where ‘Collectable Names and Designs in Women's Fashion’ differs is that it looks at why many fashion pieces have become highly regarded within collector’s circles.

With all they do for us, don’t purses deserve to have a little fun?

*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2015* *Winner of the ICA Bookshop Book of the Year 2014*Stitched Up delves into the alluring world of fashion to reveal what is behind the clothes we wear.

New York Times Bestseller!

While ideals of feminine beauty change all the time, the classic hourglass figure with a tiny waist has remained a constant and potent image of women's sexuality.

In virtually all the countries of the world, men, and to a lesser extent women, are today dressed in very similar clothing.

*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2015* *Winner of the ICA Bookshop Book of the Year 2014*Stitched Up delves into the alluring world of fashion to reveal what is behind the clothes we wear.

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.

'An interesting and important account.

Amanda's bold and inspiring use of colour and pattern gives stunning results that are deceptively easy to achieve.

Lauren Gillingham reveals how a modern notion of fashion helped to transform the novel in nineteenth-century Britain.

With all they do for us, don’t purses deserve to have a little fun?

This is a beautifully illustrated guide to lingerie, starting with theearly history of bras and girdles and progressing up to modern times.

Digital technologies in fashion are becoming more accessible and now any creative with a basic knowledge of fashion design and computing can create convincing still or animated 3D visualizations of styles, designs and products.

"e;She is the most wonderfully inventive and brilliantly talented designer"e; Dame Judi Dench on Clancy.

New York Times Bestseller!

Who could resist these loveable toys and their babies?

An exploration of the corset as a motif for textile artists, with practical tips and examples.

In 2007 Search Press launched the innovative Twenty to Make series.

Sustainable sewing projects don't have to be scratchy hemp skirts andbrown patchwork aprons - you could be making beautiful one-off piecesfor yourself and your home from unique and unusual eco-friendlyrecycled or vintage fabrics.