Fashion & textiles: design books

Most are modest, some dare smoke and strike suggestive poses. Others go so far as to expose an inch of flesh as...  Read More >>

"As one of the most alluring yet elusive concepts in contemporary style, glamour is an ideal that permeates our...  Read More >>

Antonio Lopez (1943-1987) is the Picasso of fashion illustration. An unparalleled virtuoso, he captured the pulse...  Read More >>

From the creators of the runaway cult magazine sensation and arbiter of all that is cool comes the ultimate visual...  Read More >>

Combining documentary and fashion photography, ""InTents"" captures all the backstage happenings, onstage styles,...  Read More >>

The first designer to appropriate a city, New York, as her own, Donna Karan has come to symbolize casual elegance....  Read More >>

Fashion deals with a world of illusion on the one hand and a hard-bitten, multifaceted and multi-billion pound industry...  Read More >>

Discusses the topic of 'Femme Fatale'. This issue facilitates an exploration of the connections between fashion...  Read More >>

Textiles and fashion share a close and complicated relationship. They have, however, traditionally been considered...  Read More >>

Textiles and fashion share a close and complicated relationship. They have, however, traditionally been considered...  Read More >>

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This is the history of Panama hats, providing a detailed account of their production.  Read More >>

Revealing how to be a successful model without being a superstar or drop-dead gorgeous, this resource should be...  Read More >>

"The story of how la mode was ""sexed"" as feminine offers insight into the political, economic and cultural tensions...  Read More >>

"The story of how la mode was ""sexed"" as feminine offers insight into the political, economic and cultural tensions...  Read More >>

These vintage fashion images have been selected from rare Victorian and early 20th-century publications, including...  Read More >>

In just the first two and one-half years of World War II, Girl Scouts gave 15,430,000 hours of service. Featuring...  Read More >>

This work is an in-depth investigation into one of the 20th century's most divisive figures: Barbie. Feminists have...  Read More >>

What we wear is a vehicle for the expression of politics, gender and identity, placing clothing at the root of a...  Read More >>

For years, doll and costume enthusiasts alike have seized every opportunity to view the authentic period ensembles...  Read More >>

This work is an in-depth investigation into one of the 20th century's most divisive figures: Barbie. Feminists have...  Read More >>

Demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by meanings and philosophies....  Read More >>

What does cold smell like? What does it look like? And what about heat? Electricity? Softness? Visionaire, the fashion...  Read More >>

Provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding...  Read More >>

Shows how traditional French fashion has been both disturbed and strengthened by the addition of outside forces...  Read More >>