Fashion and style guides Books

Do you find yourself feeling insecure and unsure about yourself as a tween girl?Do you feel like you don't fit in at school or don't know how to make new friends?Do you want to develop your own unique sense of style but aren't sure where to start?Perhaps...

<p><strong>This Coloring book Shoes is ideal for kids of any age (and adults too) who love shoes and footwear.</strong></p><p>Whether you're an industrial designer or general footwear enthusiast, you'll enjoy coloring these...

Do You Love The Day Of The Dead, Dia De Los Muertos & Sugar Skulls? Did you know that flowers, butterflies and skulls are typically used as symbols during the celebration of the day of the dead...? Curioius, rights? This Sugar Skull...

Do You Love The Day Of The Dead, Dia De Los Muertos & Sugar Skulls? Did you know that flowers, butterflies and skulls are typically used as symbols during the celebration of the day of the dead...? Curioius, rights? This Sugar Skull...

A powerful way to make clothes fit any size and shapeHave you recently noticed that your favorite sweater or dress has started to show some signs of wear and tear, but you are reluctant to just throw it out?Do you have a particular affinity to certain...

What could be more fun to make than cute and cuddly crochet toys?Learn to make an adorable collection of knitted Animals with these new patterns.Crochet Amigurumi Baby Animals, gives you easy-to-follow patterns so that you can quickly create...

A fashion + poetry memoir journal that you can flip and read through at your own pace, in any order. A blend of style and stories to effectively convey an array of emotions. Scribed open ended thoughts to reflect on a message through first person point...

Upcycle, restyle and customize the contents of your wardrobe to produce better-than-new outfits and fun, creative accessories using only your sewing stash and imagination. This is a mixture of feature spreads that burst with tips, tricks, projects and...

Slow Clothing presents a compelling case for why we need to change the way we dress,­ to live lightly on Earth through the everyday practice of how we wear and care for our clothes.In an era dominated by passive consumption of cheap and synthetic...

Understanding the Importance of Structure in Fashion DesignIn the world of fashion design, structure plays a crucial role in creating stunning and high-fashion designs. From perfectly tailored garments to architectural silhouettes, understanding the...

THE COLORFUL & BOLD 1980s FASHION COLORING BOOK!This Coloring Book is filled with detailed beautifully hand-sketched illustrations inspired by the 1980s, a decade of bold style, colors, and silhouettes - and a heaping amount of hair. This book covers...

THE STYLISH 1970s FASHION COLORING BOOK!This Coloring Book is filled with detailed beautifully hand-sketched illustrations inspired by the 1970s, from the Boho Look to the Punk Movement and back to the glamorous Disco Fever. This book covers as well a...

THE GROOVY 1960s FASHION COLORING BOOK!This Coloring Book is filled with detailed beautifully hand-sketched illustrations inspired by the 1960s, including looks of the Space Age, Hippies, and Flower Power, as well as some 60s celebrities like Twiggy,...

Un petit carnet pour ne ne plus oublier aucun anniversaire ! Celui d'un parent, d'un enfant, d'un mariage, d'un évènement particulier... Vous pouvez noter les préférences de chaque personne et éviter ainsi toute maladresse...Il est toujours élégant de se...

Your job as both maker and marketer is to communicate the value of buying and owning handmade products. Here you'll find many ways to convey the special qualities that may not be obvious to your customers. But after you've made the value known to them,...

"Style is not about size; it's about attitude."You may have no control over the garbage life throws at you, but you can certainly control how you deal with the trash. And you can look your best no matter what.QVC Fashion designer Renée Greenstein wants...

Revolutionize your wardrobe with this innovative system for tailoring trousers to fit the unique proportions of your body. Using sophisticated measurements and cutting-edge techniques, Stone's system offers a radical departure from traditional tailoring...

Learn the secrets of successful millinery with this valuable guide. Written by Julia Bottomley and Emma Maxwell Burke, this book covers everything from hat design and construction to finishing and trimming techniques. With detailed illustrations and...

Da rienda suelta a tu creatividad con el macramé: ¡Transforma tu espacio con hermosos colgadores para plantas y decoración para el hogar hechos a mano!¿Quieres añadir un toque de elegancia y encanto bohemio a tu hogar?¿Buscas una forma económica de crear...

Learn How to Be More Organized and Take Charge of Your Life -- Starting Today!This book gives you the straight goods on how to get things turned around and finally get organized. To be quite honest, it's not that hard...It's just that you need solid...

This is the third and final edition of Bare Essentials: Bras. Drafting was reapproached in a mathematical manner for a more accurate draft in this edition. The new edition covers a new techniqure for sloper development and pattern...

A guide to fashion and dressmaking, this volume provides detailed instructions for creating a wide variety of garments, from hats and dresses to corsets and gloves. With many illustrations and patterns, it is both a practical manual and an inspiring...

In Fashion & Costume Design in Quarter Scale, Don McCunn illustrates the vital differences between custom-fit bespoke patterns and ready-to-wear. He provides instructions and patterns for making quarter-scale dress forms (Mini Mes) and shows how...

Every aspect of sewing tailored seams and plackets is included in this handy volume. Extensively illustrated with black and white diagrams, photographs and drawings. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has...

This compendium contains a wealth of information about pattern design and cutting that will prove of much interest to today's sewing enthusiast. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Contents Include: Pattern Designing -...

This compendium contains a wealth of information and practical hints on making patterns that will prove to be of great interest to today's dressmaker. Extensively illustrated with black and white diagrams and drawings. This book contains classic material...

This book contains a vintage guide to making clothes for men, with information on tools, materials, different styles, fitting, cutting, and much more. With step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations, this volume is ideal for the novice tailor,...

Today's dressmaker will find this collection contains a wealth of practical information that is still useful today. Illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The...

A compilation of the works of an expert on knitting that will prove of much interest to today's knitting enthusiast and historian. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its...

An article on how to finish clothes to a high standard. Extensively illustrated with black and white diagrams and drawings. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest...

Learn to make beautiful old fashioned lingerie. This book is illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Contents Include: Equipment, Materials, Cutting Out; Details of Stitchery and Seams; Openings; Edges; Decoration. This book contains...

This compendium contains a wealth of information about fashion design and illustration that will prove of much interest to today's sewing enthusiast. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Contents Include: Tailoring for...

Learn the basic skills of pattern cutting. This book is illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Contents Include: Measurements Necessary for Block Patterns; Magyar Style and Adaptations; Bodice Pattern and Adaptations; Knickers Pattern...

This compendium contains a wealth of information about fashion design and illustration that will prove of much interest to today's sewing enthusiast. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Contents Include: Designing and...

Learn to make beautiful old fashioned children's clothes. This book is illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Contents Include: Choice of Material, Colour and Style; Directions for Children's Garments to Sew; Directions for Children's...

Learn the basic skills needed for dressmaking, and how to make a simple coat. This book is illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully...

This book contains a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to designing and making a turban. Easy to digest and aimed at the beginner, this guide is perfect for the amateur milliner and constitutes a must-read for anyone intent on handcrafting turbans. The...

A detailed guide to dressmaking, being a handbook of pattern drafting and design. Extensively illustrated with simple, useful diagrams and step-by-step instructions, this volume is ideal for those with little previous experience, and would make for a...

This antique text contains a detailed and beginner-friendly guide to creating bonnets, with special emphasis on drawn bonnets, straw bonnets, the colouring and lining of bonnets, and transparent and widows' bonnets. How to Make Bonnets is the perfect...

Beret-like headwear has been worn across Europe since pre-Roman times. Mass production began in 19th century France, Spain and Italy, countries with which it remains associated.This classic work contains all of the information you will require to make...

This book contains a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to designing and making a turban. Easy to digest and aimed at the beginner, this guide is perfect for the amateur milliner and constitutes a must-read for anyone intent on handcrafting turbans. The...

Every aspect of sewing tailored suits, coats, and capes is included in this handy volume. Extensively illustrated with black and white diagrams, photographs and drawings. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The...

This two volume compendium contains a wealth of ideas for today's dressmaker and is extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been...

This book contains a detailed guide to the equipment and tools necessary for proper hatmaking. The tools and equipment described within this text are the basic requirements of the milliner, and other tools not mentioned herein can be adopted when and...

Whereas hat-making is purely the manufacturing of hats, millinery refers to the designing and creation of hats and is considered to be an art form in its own right. This antique book comprises a step-by-step guide to making drawn bonnets with flat and...

Any milliner will know how important selecting material is when it comes to making hats. This will enable you to select the perfect material for the hat you're making. Whether it be stiffened materials for the foundations of caps, turbans and coiffures...

This antique text contains a detailed and comprehensive guide to making hats for children and young people. Making hats for children can be both rewarding and cost-effective, with children's hats often being expensive but easily manufactured out of...