A Fashion Dictionary

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Struggling to tell a basket-stitch from a bland-stitch Have you been lusting over a camisole or a chemise this season Wondering if the line of Duchamp's Op-art would flatter your figure Contained within this definitive dictionary of essential industry terms, styles and expressions, you'll find the answer to every imaginable fashion dilemma.

Author Janey Ironside was a game-changing professor at London's Royal College of Art in the '50s and '60s, and her book is a veritable mine of information, perfectly tailored to the needs of fashion students and casual dressmakers alike. No conventional dictionary, it divides entries into eleven invaluable sections, including: silhouettes, accessories, footwear, hair, textiles, terminology for would-be dressmakers and the richly creative art of millinery. Were it not for the vision of the dedicated Professor Ironside who nurtured such precocious talents as Ossie Clark, Bill Gibb, Zandra Rhodes, and Foale and Tuffin fashion would never have been recognized as the prestigious academic discipline that it is today. First published in 1968, herFashion Dictionaryis more relevant today than ever, providing a crucial point of reference in an ever-changing creative industry, by which Janey will continue to educate and enlighten for decades to come.

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‘Fashion in clothing is one of the greatest living arts of civilisation . . . and its language is interesting and important. ' -- Janey Ironside

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Janey Ironside was professor of fashion at London's Royal College of Art, a position she held from 1956 to 1968. She was a key figure in enabling fashion to be accepted as a valid academic subject in Britain.