Fashion and textile design

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award 2025This multi-disciplinary study examines the exceptional Turkey red textile dyeing process and product.

Synonymous with fine craftsmanship and understated elegance, the House of Bottega Veneta is the go-to brand for those who love effortless chic.

The Waistcoat Workbook: Historical, Modern, and Genre Drafting of Waistcoats for Men and Women 1837-Present Day provides comprehensive coverage of the design, construction, and role of waistcoats from the reign of Queen Victoria to the present day in the United Kingdom.

Sewing is the perfect hobby - it is relaxing, creative and extremely useful!

Motherhood, whether achieved through biological or other means, is not a rare experience; dressing oneself, even less so.

An Endless Thread serves as a long-overdue celebration of Grant, who has long advocated for the intersection of cultural pride, style, and a maintaining of tradition.

New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles: Re-Fashioning Pedagogies offers a wide array of inclusive, global, practical approaches for teaching costume and fashion history.

With contributions from leading experts, this edited collection presents original research on the skills brought by immigrant communities to the textile and fashion industries, from the early modern to postmodern periods in Asia and the Islamic World, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Textile printing is the process of applying colour to fabric in definite patterns or designs.

A detailed, step-by-step guide to successfully altering and repairing ready-made apparel that will help you achieve the perfect fit and extend the life of your clothing.

Dress and Identity in America is an examination of the conservatism and materialism that swept across the country in the late 1940s through the 1950s-a backlash to the wartime tumult, privations, and social upheavals of the Second World War.

With contributions from leading experts, this edited collection presents original research on the skills brought by immigrant communities to the textile and fashion industries, from the early modern to postmodern periods in Asia and the Islamic World, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Motherhood, whether achieved through biological or other means, is not a rare experience; dressing oneself, even less so.

How did women begin wearing pants?

Textile printing is the process of applying colour to fabric in definite patterns or designs.

In this open access publication, Ganaele Langlous describes how textile has been used as a medium of communication since the prehistoric period.

In this open access publication, Ganaele Langlous describes how textile has been used as a medium of communication since the prehistoric period.

"e;Good fashion is evolution, not revolution"e; Pierre BalmainOne of the original big Parisian couture houses, alongside the likes of Dior and Chanel, Pierre Balmain reigned supreme over the 1950s fashion world with his spectacular and intricate evening wear.

Turn your passion and inspiration into a must-have bag collection and launch your own successful brand.

How did women begin wearing pants?

Dress and Identity in America is an examination of the conservatism and materialism that swept across the country in the late 1940s through the 1950s-a backlash to the wartime tumult, privations, and social upheavals of the Second World War.

Learn technical design processes and industry standards, such as ASTM and ISO, for apparel production and manufacturing practices.

Dressing up.

Discover the stories of 25 North American fashion entrepreneurs who have created queer- and trans-focused fashion brands in the 21st century.

This second edition brings the definitive empirical work on Japanese youth fashion subcultures up-to-date for the 2020s, featuring three new chapters and essential updates in light of new fieldwork and globalized digital media.

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's beetlesPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's beetlesPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.

The hidden life of the greatest surviving work of Inca artThe most celebrated Andean artwork in the world is a five-hundred-year-old Inca tunic made famous through theories about the meanings of its intricate designs, including attempts to read them as a long-lost writing system.

This book provides a wide landscape for recycling and product lifetime management in the textile and fashion sector.

This book provides a wide landscape for recycling and product lifetime management in the textile and fashion sector.

Fashion Projects: 15 Years of Fashion in Dialogue anthologizes the New York-based journal Fashion Projects.

Fashion Projects: 15 Years of Fashion in Dialogue anthologizes the New York-based journal Fashion Projects.

This book covers different aspects of efforts being put in making the textile chemical processing sustainable.

The perfect how-to guide for dressing like your favorite Tudor.

A detailed, step-by-step guide to successfully altering and repairing ready-made apparel that will help you achieve the perfect fit and extend the life of your clothing.

Knitting toys is an addictive hobby and you are sure to be charmed by the gorgeous collection of handmade bears in Easy Teddies to Knit.

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's spidersPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's butterfliesPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.

Stitching La Mode: Patterns and Dressmaking from Fashion Plates of 1785-1795 brings to life women's unique and extravagant fashions of 1785-1795 in a beautifully illustrated and accessible way.

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's spidersPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.

This book covers different aspects of efforts being put in making the textile chemical processing sustainable.

In today's climate, bringing your fashion brand to new international territories is more challenging than ever.

This book contains everything you need to know about suits, from the traditional designs of the early 1900s, to innovative contemporary variations.

18th Century Male Tailoring: Theatrical and Historical Tailoring c1680-1790 introduces the reader to English eighteenth century tailoring and covers the drafting of patterns, cutting out in cloth and construction techniques in sequence for the tailoring of waistcoats, breeches and coats.

New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles: Re-Fashioning Pedagogies offers a wide array of inclusive, global, practical approaches for teaching costume and fashion history.

Drawing on original designer interviews, this book explores how design interventions can and do support sex and gender equity and what barriers still stand in the way.

The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making is a charming, inspirational and practical collection of 14 quilts for would-be quilters by leading author Jane Brocket.

A super-stylish new handbook from Merchant & Mills containing all the answers to sewing's most frequently asked questions.