Fashion Design & Theory

Through 100 groundbreaking dresses, The Dress traces the past and present influences and reinterpretations in clothing design. From the Victorian c...

The essential step-by-step guide for artists and designers undertaking research, now with new sections on visual research and data analysis. Acade...

The essential step-by-step guide for artists and designers undertaking research, now with new sections on visual research and data analysis. Acade...

The fashion model's hold on popular consciousness is undeniable. How did models emerge as such powerful icons in modern consumer culture? This vol...

Designers and forward thinkers in the field of interactive design share their reflections and show examples of different models of a responsive fut...

A man's shoes are the most important items in his wardrobe. However, a pair of custom-made welted shoes goes beyond mere items of apparel. They are...

Character Sketch outlines a theory of costume rendering that explores how a designer conceptualizes and creates a character on the page. Beginning ...

A Cultural History of Color in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1650, a time of change, conflict, and transformation. Innovations in color...

Rendering Tips for the Costume Designer: Simple Steps for Better Drawing and Painting is a guide for students and costume designers who want to imp...

Fashion is all about image. Consequently, fashion marketing communications encompassing image management and public relations, branding, visual me...

Features work by an impressive list of international female designers. Besides the internationally famous names, it also considers the women behind...

- An essential reference for students, curators and scholars of fashion, cultural studies, and the expanding range of disciplines that see fashion ...

Yves Saint Laurent, or YSL, is one of the most famous fashion designers of all time, whose impact on the fashion world is almost unmatched. A revol...

Royal women wield a unique, quiet kind of power. They use their clothing choices and their styling preferences to create a visual brand that is at ...

Available again, this beautifully produced collection of fashion illustration celebrates the richness of fashion drawing in Vogue magazine. William...

A Cultural History of Color in the Medieval Age covers the period 500 to 1400. The medieval age saw an extraordinary burst of color - from illumina...

A Cultural History of Color in Antiquity covers the period 3000 BCE to 500 CE. Although the smooth, white marbles of Classical sculpture and archit...

A Cultural History of Color in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1650 to 1800. From the Baroque to the Neo-classical, color transformed ar...

A Cultural History of Color in the Modern Age covers the period 1920 to the present, a time of extraordinary developments in colour science, philos...

A Cultural History of Color in the Age of Industry covers the period 1800 to 1920, when the world embraced color like never before. Inventions, suc...

Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect the politics and preoccupations...

Beginning with Alexander McQueens infamous attempt to live stream his 2009 Platos Atlantis collection on SHOWStudio, this book traces how digital a...

Written by Halston's niece and confidante, this is the first monograph to chronicle the designer's life and his glamorous, minimalist aesthetic tha...

What is the relationship between the soul, or inner life, and what we wear in the making of identity and belief? What bearing do religious and poli...

I adored this book and cant recommend it highly enough CATHY HORYN Beautifully executed NORMA KAMALI A visual feast GILES DEACON Entertaining, t...

It's an intersection of pop culture, politics, celebrity, entertainment and fashion, all colliding together for one stellar night out on the iconic...

Victoria's Secret is one of the most influential, and polarising, brands to ever infiltrate the psyche of the American consumer. The companys catal...

While anchoring his practice in the traditions of antiquity and the Renaissance, Auguste Rodin (18401917) paved the way for modern sculpture. From ...

Christian Dior discovered gardening at his childhood home in Granville, France. Roses profoundly influenced the designer, especially with his famou...