Fashion and textile design Books

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to bookbinding, with instructions for leather and vellum binding, directions for gilding paper and book edges, and many useful recipes for sprinkling, colouring, and marbling. Originally intended for...

This book contains a vintage article on the subject of leather working, being a collection of entertaining and commonly unknown facts related to leather, skinning, and tanning. With interesting historical information and a wealth of handy tips,...

This vintage book contains a guide to the various methods employed in preparing, tanning, dressing, scenting, and renovating wool and fur pelts, as well as fine leather. With simple instructions and a wealth of timeless information, this volume is highly...

This vintage book contains a complete handbook on tanning, with information on treating hides, skins and pelts of every variety. With step-by-step instructions and a wealth of useful, timeless information, this volume is highly recommended for modern...

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to leather working. Profusely illustrated and written in simple, plain language, this volume is highly recommended for those with little previous experience. Although old, "Leather Work" contains a wealth of...

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the leather industry in late-nineteenth century America, being a dissertation on the methods employed in and the economics of tanning. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the...

This vintage book contains a detailed investigation into the composition of sole leathers in the early twentieth century. A thorough and comprehensive treatise, "Leather Investigations - The Composition of Some Sole Leathers" will be of considerable...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to leather working, with detailed information on hides, skins, and the manufacturing processes involved in leather production. Profusely illustrated and full of interesting and practical information, this...

This vintage book contains a concise guide to tanning leather, with information on blacking, stuffing, finishing, and more. Written in simple, plain language and full of useful tips, this volume will be of considerable utility to novice tanners and...

This vintage book contains some concise but useful facts about leather, boots, and shoes. Although old, much of the information contained within this volume is timeless and will be of considerable utility to modern readers. From the manufacturing of...

This vintage book contains a series of lessons designed for students of leather working. The lessons concern hide and sheep skin tanning and are designed to walk the student through every step of the process of manufacture from raw materials to finished...

This vintage book contains a detailed and practical guide to decorating leather. Profusely illustrated and containing many examples of leather decoration from various sources, this volume will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest...

Indian hand woven fabrics have been known since time immemorial. Poets of the Mughal durbar likened our muslins to baft hawa (woven air), abe rawan (running water) and shabnam (morning dew). A tale runs that Emperor Aurangzeb had a fit of rage when he...

Japanese Cultural Fashion!Fashion Coloring Book!Our Japanese Coloring Book Coloring Book contains a variety of designs from the Japan culture and patterns to help you enter the beautiful world of coloring and relaxation.Why This Coloring Book Is Special:...

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+++ BUY one of the best-selling PROFESSIONAL photography books TODAY. +++As you flip through the pages of this fantastic book printed on professional paper, you'll be amazed at the HD illustrations done by professional photographers for: ...

Behind the iconic Gucci name lies a family torn apart by betrayal, jealousy, greed and even murder. Jenny was an operatic student in Florence when she first caught the eye of fashion designer Paolo Gucci - grandson of the founder of the world's biggest...

Join the Lil Girlfriends as they choose different career paths and enjoy what they do! This is a melinated coloring book, showing little black and brown girls they can be anything they want to be, with the beautiful hair (their crown) they've been...

The Star Shiner poses the question: Can a young man from a small rural Kentucky town--fleeing a domineering mother and an abusive, alcoholic father--find recognition and happiness in New York city, working with the high-powered fashion and cosmetic...

New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles: Re-Fashioning Pedagogies offers a wide array of inclusive, global, practical approaches for teaching costume and fashion history.

Elvis Style is a celebration of the aesthetic world of Elvis Presley. As one of the most significant pop icons of the 20th century, Elvis' impact on the music world has been widely discussed and analysed. Surprisingly, however, his influence on design...

Does bra-shopping drive you crazy?Do you wear old, worn out bras because replacing them seems like too much work? Confused by all the rules around bra sizing and fit?You’re not alone. Buying a bra can be stressful, even if you’ve done it a...

Histoire du Costume en France est un livre de r�����f�����rence de 1875 �����crit par J. Quicherat. Il traite de l'�����volution de la mode et du costume en France, depuis l'�����poque m�����di�����vale jusqu'au XIXe si�����cle. L'auteur examine les...

Relax, Unwind, De-Stress, and Color In Your Dreams With These 35 Radical 80s Fashion Illustrations.Imagine putting on some 80s tunes and sitting down to relax and color your way through the fad and fashions of the 1980s. These detailed illustrations...

Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar's wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga? If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this...

This book coaches you to recognize your individual “Season “ or your fashion DNA. In one hour you will come to understand why you love certain clothes. You will discover only a “winter” person looks good in the little black dress...

Every saree has a story to tell.A celebration of the intricate art of the Saree in vivid photographs, interwoven with personal remembrances, cultural history and attentive description of this time-honored artisanal practice.The unique coffee...

Become the most magnetic and attractive version of yourself effortlessly, one outfit at a time.✓Do you find it hard to find a style that works for YOU?✓Are you tired of having to spend so much time putting outfits together?✓Is it an eternal challenge to...

This book provides a holistic and accessible approach to sustainable fashion management. It offers an interdisciplinary and practical outlook, combining theory with practical application from a management perspective and underpinned by the Sustainable...

When Jeffrey Greene, a prize-winning American poet, and Mary, a molecular biologist and his wife-to-be, discover a moss-covered stone presbytery in a lovely village in the Puisaye region of Burgundy, they know they have to live there. In lush, lyrical...

Vaastu (place of abode) Shastra (teaching) is an ancient Vedic science that signifies the connection between human beings and the places of their dwelling. Vaastu Shastra is widely perceived as being most effective when a house is planned from the time...

Carpe Nocturne is the preeminent digital and print publication to feature the alternative subculture and eclectic creative offerings of all things Fantasy, Goth, Sci-Fi, Steampunk, and every genre in between. We are a publication that features aspects of...

Have you ever wondered how designers come up with new looks each season or fancied trying to design a collection of your own? This book is designed to help you do just that. Fashion designer breaks down styles from both the catwalk and design icons into...

How do Italian women turn the ordinary into extraordinary?  Why do their lives seem less complicated, but more complete and alluring?Discover what’s behind this seductive ethos of effortless chic, and how to live an extraordinary and stylish...

Welcome to the world of "Slay Magazine," where style, elegance, and inspiration unite to celebrate the essence of modern living. "Slay" is more than just a magazine; it's a lifestyle that encourages readers to embrace their individuality and redefine...

Dear Artists, you will love this book because:This book is a beginner's guide to creating sketches of women's and men's fashion, in a simple and fun way!  It is a great book for kids, as well as adult beginning artists.Some useful tips you will find...

A survivor's account of what working in the fashion/clothing industry is really like. From junior designer for chain-store suppliers in the Swinging Sixties to creating her own unique range of tweed country-wear, Jill Fitzgerald-O'Connor was part of the...

《時尚設計文化》乃從中國時尚設計文化思想與時尚設計制度的角度入手，梳理從古代時尚設計至今，所經歷的制度和精神文化層面的變遷，同時探討時尚設計發展對中國人內心世界的影響。此書選材新穎，內容詳實，具有很強的前瞻性和實用性，為這個領域提供了較為系統的理論依據與實踐基礎，很適合對時尚設計感興趣的學生、教育工作者和業內人士閱讀。Fashion Design Through Cultures studies the various perspectives of Chinese fashion...

The tumultuous events during and after two world wars changed society forever.The new status of women no longer prepared to be tied to the home, a major re-adjustment of the class system, the pill and new sexual mores.Clothes and fashion played an...

Learning is essential to be a good fashion designer. This is a book about the science and technology of fashion design. It includes the following: —sewing—creativity—tools to draft the basic—the colour of the...

This antique book contains a detailed guide to the designing and making of hats. This text was written for those who need a guide in technique when preparing for an examination, such as those of the City and Guilds of London Institute as well as for...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...