(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Provides the reader with the fundamental skills, knowledge and inspiration to design and create their own innovative knitted textiles. This book offers an introduction to the use of knitwear in fashion design. It describes the varieties of yarn and fibre, their characteristics and their behaviour, from the traditional to the contemporary.

(Paperback)

A comprehensive study of women's and men's fashion accessories providing fashion merchandising students with a detailed analysis of the fashion accessory categories. Broken into three units, this text not only covers the major categories but provides an overview of the accessories business and discusses the materials used to produce accessories.

(Hardback)

Profiles more than forty iconic artists in relationship to their sartorial choices via a mix of anecdotes, portraits of the subjects in their studios, art and runway imagery, and commentary by critics, designers, and the artists.

(Hardback)

Terry Newman combines illuminating anecdotes about authors and their work, archival photography, first-person quotations from each writer and current designers, little-known facts, and clothing-oriented excerpts that exemplify their original writing style.

(Hardback)

"The rise of the English couture industry, and the transatlantic network that supported it during a turbulent period of depression, war, and post-war reconstruction"--

(Hardback)

The first book to examine, in detail, the luxurious garments produced by the rarefied London couture industry - from lavish ballgowns to sharply tailored suits and spectacular court dress - as well as the designers who conceived them, their clients and the prestigious publications that disseminated and promoted the 'London Look'.

(Hardback)

A rose-colored look at the history of eyeglasses, from their origins as a useful, if unsightly, tool to their current status as an essential part of the fashion narrative.

(Hardback)

Recreates one of "Once Upon a Time" stories, blending it with the real-life story of a fashion designer Manolo Blahnik. This book adds a twist to the tale of the "Elves and the Shoemaker" through Manolo Blahnik's drawings that evoke the past, envision the future, and, evidence the footprint he's made on fashion history.

(Paperback)

Practical guide to the principles of fashion marketing

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

(Hardback)

Explores minimalist fashion design unto itself both as an object and from a fine art and cultural point view. This title demonstrates how the fine arts have directly impacted important designers worldwide in combination with the cultural and political influences of each era.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

A look at the new technologies that are used in the design and manufacture of fashion.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

A highly diverting retrospective of the queen of the tea towel, Pat Albeck, whose prolific textile designs shaped the homes of post-war Britain. This fascinating visual history explores the creative process behind 80 iconic illustrations, retro and contemporary.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

(Paperback, 4th edition)

(Paperback)

Offers a look into the techniques and theories of pattern drafting for womens garments. Covering a variety of styles, textiles and sizes, this book is useful for pattern courses ranging from introductory to advanced. It provides an introduction to the concepts and processes of patternmaking, as well as a more advanced analysis of style and design.

(Paperback)

Describes the fundamentals of how to design, including an exploration of the basics of colour, drawing, composition, repeat and the transference from flat textile to three-dimensional product, and the impact of using digital and hand printing methods. This book places printed textile design in the context of the market and manufacturing.

(Paperback)

The marketing and promotion of fashion is entering a fast-moving and challenging phase

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

(Hardback)

Captures the style of American fashion maverick Iris Apfel who has cultivated a personal chic that is exuberantly idiosyncratic. Featuring over ninety colour plates, this work shows off a selection of her outfits on wittily posed mannequins.

(Hardback)