Overview

The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion presents clothing terminology from both historical and contemporary viewpoints. It is an invaluable tool for those interested in various aspects of fashion: designers seeking business in theatre, film, opera and TV production; newspaper, magazine and advertising writers, editors and illustrators; retailers, buyers and salespeople as well as students. This single volume ensures that your facts on worldwide and historic trends, terms identifying styles and parts of apparel and accessory items and terms used in the manufacturing, merchandising and distribution of fashion are accurate.This book is only for sale to customers in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan & the Philippines. All other customers can order this title from Laurence King Publishing.

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Author:   Charlotte Mankey Calasibetta ,  Phyllis G. Tortora ,  Bina Abling
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Fairchild Books
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.269kg
ISBN:  

9781563672354

ISBN 10:   1563672359
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   01 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

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NEW TO THIS EDITION * Revised categories for easier access to terms * Completely new illustrations, including 'anatomy' drawings which label parts of apparel and accessory items * New appendix of designers, updated to include emerging leaders * Pronunciation guide for foreign words and other terms * Symbols to call attention to textile terminology, historic terms and names of fashion designers * Terms related to merchandising and retailing, formerly in an appendix, now integrated into the text * New appendix of references * New design with alphabetical tabbing guide to help users find terms more quickly ** No review copies available for this item

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Phyllis G. Tortora is Professor Emerita at Queens College, where she was department chair for 17 years, teaching historic costume and furnishings and textiles. Among the textbooks of which she is the author or co-author are Survey of Historic Costume and Fairchilds Dictionary of Textiles, 7th edition. She also serves as a consultant to the Historic Costume Collection of the Huntington Historical Society in Huntington, New York. Bina Abling teaches in the Fashion Design departments of FIT and Parsons School of Design in New York City. She is the author of Fashion Sketchbook, 4th Edition, Advanced Fashion Sketchbook, Model Drawing, and Marker Rendering for Fashion, Accessories and Interior Design. Bina's knowledge and experience comes from 10 years in the fashion industry and 15 years of teaching.

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