Fashion & Style Guides

Dive headfirst into the world of crochet. With Tom Daley as your coach, learn everything you need to know to practise this v...

Sashiko: the needlework form of both decorative and functional embroidery developed in Japan many centuries ago.With just four key materials needed...

Dandies: Fashion and Finesse in Art and Culture considers the visual languages, politics, and poetics of personal appearance. Dandyism has been mos...

The name Valentino has been synonymous with high fashion for almost fifty years. Based in Rome, Valentino is only one of two couture houses recogni...

Draping, also known as moulage, is a fashion design technique that involves working with fabric directly on a mannequin, ‘sculpting’ the toile on a...

Make Elegant Scarves, Bags, Caps and Blankets in cozy chunky knits!This book shows you how to use jumbo knitting needles, large crochet hooks, or j...

Following the first volume of Fashion Draping Techniques, which focused on details, this new volume takes a step forward and moves on to complete i...

As a young man, living in Manhattan in the 1970s and ‘80s, Frank Rispoli was drawn to the New Wave and Punk club scenes. Recognising the inherent p...

The international fashion world is not only a hotbed of creativity, but also a fast-moving and mercurial one. This book cherry-picks some of the mo...

Here it is! Your window into the formerly elusive world of modelling for anyone to enter and have a look around. 'So you want to be a model? (The ...

Dressing the Man is the definitive guide to what men need to know in order to dress well and look stylish without becoming fashion victims. Alan Fl...

This no-holds-barred account of Kelly Obsourne's upbringing is as shocking as it is disarmingly funny. From stories about her father's alcoholism t...

From the co-author (with Michael Mosley) of the bestselling The Fast Diet, a feel-good, fun book that reveals the secrets that will make a differen...

Marilyn Monroe—with her hourglass curves and blonde waves—was destined to become a Hollywood icon and the archetype for 1950s fashion. Today, wheth...

The official authorized companion to the much-loved Netflix show Emily in Paris.Paris, J'Adore! is Emily Cooper's diary about her life in France so...

A practical and down-to-earth handbook for all skill levels. Designer and weaving expert Åsa Pärson and professional textile curator Amica Sundstr...

Find happiness in the natural world, be fully present where you are and free yourself from the expectations of others. ...

Sleek, firm, vibrant skin can be yours at any age, but how can you achieve it? The shops are full of products that claim to smooth wrinkles and rej...

In this guide, former model and beauty magazine editor Victoria Nixon presents tips on hair-care, skin-care, make-up and style from the world's lea...

The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. The United States had always relied on Europe for its style leads, but ...

Confident Beauty is not another message meant to convict the Christian woman into squelching her desire to be attractive, instead its insights will...

A wealth of stylish patterns inspired by the textile history of Norway. One of the oldest textile factories in Norway, Salhus Tricotagefabrik (185...

Kick off your high heels, make sure you are sitting comfortably, the Jewish Princess is going to show you how to be fabulous. Following the success...

Birger Berge is a trend-setting contemporary designer and is deeply passionate about traditional patterns and their origins. Berge was taught to kn...

Who makes your clothes? This used to be an easy question to answer it was the seamstress next door, or the tailor on the high street—or you made th...

While most kids my age were sitting in English class waiting for the bell to ring, I was thrown into the deep end of the fashion and modeling pool....

An inspirational yet practical guide to clothes, shopping more effectively and discovering and developing a strong sense of personal style. With mo...

Give your knitting a touch of sparkle! Judith Durant shows you how to add beads to any knitting pattern using five easy-to-learn techniques. It’s s...

The seminal guide to figure drawing for fashion design in a completely revised, updated and expanded two-volume edition. Fashion drawing is the mo...