FASHION

This ambitious and fascinating book traces the history of fashion in every part of the world, from Greco-Roman woven-cloth clothing and the silk court dress of the Chinese Tang dynasty to contemporary sportswear designers and Japanese street culture. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of fashion period by period and trend by trend, while detailed timelines provide historical and cultural context.

The House of Chanel is synonymous with not one, but two iconic designers: first there was Coco Chanel, and then there was Karl Lagerfeld. The Story of Chanel is the two-book set from bestselling author Emma Baxter-Wright that explores the birth and evolution of the House of Chanel.
The first book chronicles Coco's revolutionary innovations and iconic classics, from jersey and sportswear to the little black dress and Chanel No5. The second explores Karl's ingenious reinvention of Coco's signatures for the modern woman.

FashionQuake introduces 50 pivotal moments that shook the world and changed mainstream fashion forever, telling the fascinating stories behind each piece's creation, reception and legacy.

From awe-inspiring couture to protest T-shirts, bumster trousers to safety-pin dresses, this book profiles the cutting-edge of fashion, featuring enigmatic designers, risque campaigns, surreal haute couture and radical clothing. By tracing the history of modern fashion via the pieces that steered away from the norm, Caroline Young tells us how we got to the here and now.

Fashion Drawing is a comprehensive, practical guide to fashion drawing for students of fashion design.This second edition features brand new illlustrations reflecting developments in pose, presentation and digital design, plus guidance on creating technical flats.

• Step-by-step tutorials show how to create fashion drawings for women, men and children, and adapt them for different markets

• More than 1000 illustrations depict work from leading designers and illustrators revealing a wide variety of approaches

• Discover how to render fabrics, textures and effects, from faux fur and metallics to prints, woven and knitted materials

• Includes an illustrated glossary of garment and fabric details and an extensive resource section

This valuable handbook contains the information and ideas essential to planning and executing fashion projects of every scale and distills them in an easy-to-use format that is compact enough to slip into a tote. Linking six central phases in the cycle of fashion—research, editing, design, construction, connection, and evolution, it helps designers develop effective strategies for building a cohesive collection and communicating their vision.