Fashion Design & Theory

This is a first-ever examination of many long-term professional partnerships that have shaped the fashion world. A beautifully designed volume, Fas...

Identity, diversity, inclusivity: the essential values of Maison Valentino and creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. This book is founded on, as th...

An Encyclopedia of Men's Poses Poses for fashion illustration is a set of professional template cards tailor-made for developing fashion illustrati...

The highly competitive world of retail branding and brand packaging is evident in the increasing demand for creating unique, eye-catching and recog...

Fashion as Masquerade focuses on issues of power, social positioning, ideologies and practices within the web of relationships between creators, pr...

Bustles. Tight-laced Corsets. Caged crinolines that encased the hapless wearer in hoops of steel. Why would anyone want to wear such things? Yet, y...

A visual overview of contemporary African fashion, Fashion Africa is a comprehensive guide compiled with an ethical perspective.Jacqueline Shaw pro...

An industry-focused guide to patternmaking with Gerber AccuMark software.   Patternmaking and Grading: Using Gerber AccuMark Pattern Design, 1/e e...

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2024 In 2022, it was reported that plus-sizes accounted for nearly twe...

Fashion Projects: 15 Years of Fashion in Dialogue anthologizes the New Yorkbased journal Fashion Projects. The book is an index of a particular tim...

Learn technical design processes and industry standards, such as ASTM and ISO, for apparel production and manufacturing practices. With more than 1...

An exponent of artisan craftsmanship and theatrical fantasy often compared to Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton, Guo Pei dresses Chinese state dig...

Social Psychology of Dress, 2nd Edition presents and explains the major theories and concepts of human behavior relating to dress, drawing from the...

Once a luxury that only the elite could afford, fashion is now accessible to all. High street brands such as Zara, Topshop and H&M have put fas...

This newly revised and luxuriously finished edition of a highly collectable book features the first 50 Van Noten fashion shows since 1991, brillian...

Influenced by her love for Parisian style, romanticism, and rock and roll, Martine Sitbon continues to be a major force in fashion. This is her lon...

Fashion Education explores how the classroom can transform the fashion industry towards body inclusion and social justice. The book is a collectio...

Fashion Education explores how the classroom can transform the fashion industry towards body inclusion and social justice. The book is a collectio...

An exploration of the corset as a motif for textile artists, with practical tips and examples. Used for the last 400 years to contort the female bo...

Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty investigates the transformative experience of the photograph. In this book Deborah Willis explores hi...

The 3rd edition of Color Studies introduces students from all concentrations of visual arts to color theory, the physiology and psychology of color...

Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla have built a 25-year partnership that has included designing for Indias leading actors and actresses, working with dire...

The elegance of the Little Black Dress. The simplicity of the Breton shirt. The luxury of the fragrance. These signatures exemplify the image of Ch...

'Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress...' - Gianni VersaceF...

The imagined worlds of the cinematic mise-en-scène are rich with textiles: fabrics drape over sets, serve as props, and develop mood and character ...

The story of fashion is woven through with colour. Vividly illustrated and compellingly written, The Colour of Fashion uncovers the colourful histo...

Constricting styles and limited clothing choices can restrict a person with a disability from fully participating in social communities, employment...

As the latest edition of a growing, popular series, this fascinating book showcases exciting new designs by more than 100 recent graduates from 16 ...

Youve got a knack for designing - now what? With the help of successful fashion artist Holly Nichols, youll learn how to take your passion to a new...

Is it ever acceptable to borrow culturally inspired ideas? Who has ownership over intangible culture? What role does power inequality play? These ...

Is it ever acceptable to borrow culturally inspired ideas? Who has ownership over intangible culture? What role does power inequality play? These ...

Fashioning James Bond is the first book to study the costumes and fashions of the James Bond movie franchise, from Sean Connery in 1962's Dr No to ...

The human body lies at the centre of our relationship to fashion and textiles. Crafting Anatomies explores how the body has become a catalyst for a...

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2021 Beautifully written, entirely accessible, poignant and profound ...