In the decade since Ines de la Fressange wrote Parisian Chic, divulging style and shopping secrets for Francophiles and fashion lovers everywhere, readers continue to turn to her New York Times best seller - published in seventeen languages - for i…
The photographs, drawings and texts published in this book are part of a collection of more than 3000 tattoos accumulated over a lifetime by prison attendant Danzig Baldaev. Tattoos were his gateway into a secret world in which he acted as ethnograp…
This latest addition to Hardy Marks' series features the amazing artwork of San Francisco's Kahlil Rintye, one of the most sophisticated practitioners advancing the possibilities of the medium.
"You can't have depths without surfaces," says Linda Grant in her lively and provocative new book, The thoughtful Dresser, a thinking woman's guide to what we wear. For centuries, an interest in clothes has been dismissed as the trivial purs
A gentleman is not only recognizable by his singular appearance and charm, but also by his meticulously chosen wardrobe. And there's no one better to curate this book of the best of menswear but the pope of men's style, Bernhard Roetzel, author of t…
Through a highly original and detailed analysis of the memoirs, interviews and other life writings of Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli, this book explores changing notions of femininity in the early decades of the twentieth century, when the democratiz…
Perfect for readers of Women in Clothes, this beautifully designed philosophical guide to fashion explores art, literature, and film to uncover the hidden meaning of a well-chosen wardrobe. We all get dressed. But how often do we pause to think abou…
Wear just 33 items for 3 months and get back all the JOY you were missing while you were worrying what to wear. In Project 333, minimalist expert and author of Soulful Simplicity Courtney Carver takes a new approach to living simply--starting with y…
Christian Warlich was a world famous German tattooist and his flash book is one of the most coveted objects in the tattoo world. It is now available in this exquisite edition that includes over three hundred hand-drawn designs restored to their orig…
A stylish and hardworking companion to The Curated Closet that guides you through discovering your personal style and building the perfect wardrobe to meet all your sartorial needs. Style guru and author of The Curated Closet Anuschka Rees has helpe…
Men of Style explores the best-dressed men of recent centuries: from actors to statesmen, playboys to painters, the iconic and the more unexpected. The book comprises profiles of their colourful lives, sartorial, and personal, explaining too how the…
Exploring adornment and dress from an anthropological perspective - a classic text from 1978 revised with a new introduction and postscript for the 21 century.
Den japanska tatueringskonsten har fascinerat människor världen över under årtionden. Men i Japan är tatueringar tabu och associeras starkt med den japanska maffian - yakuzan. Få organisationer är så mytomspunna och fruktade som yakuzan. Organisatio…
This final volume of previously unpublished drawings and photographs completes the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopadia trilogy. Danzig Baldaev's unparalleled ethnographic achievement, documenting over 3,000 tattoo drawings, was made during a lifeti…
A complete guide to recreating authentic hair styles of the 1940s--with 1,000 color photographs and step-by-step instructionsThe 1940s were exciting times for women, heralding new looks and, crucially, new hair styles. This book provides a complete…
Louise Roe,internationally renowned fashion journalist, TV host, and makeover guru,knows style. It's not about trends but about being your own person and sharing the things you love in your appearance, your home, and your personality. In Front Roe ,…
The darling of the fashion world and co-host of the music TV show Fuse News shares her inspirations, musings, and her own very personal and eclectic style With influences that range from the sultry beauty of Jane Birkin to the rocker chic of Mick Ja…
Ines de la Fressange's personal style is chic yet relaxed in every situation. While a navy-and-white- striped nautical top with slim, cropped jeans and flats is a classic French look, it's harder to pinpoint how Parisians unfailingly blend elegance…
This lively survey of 150 years of fashion covers everything from Haute Couture to the High Street, and developing fabric technology from silk to fleece. From Coco Chanel to Armani and Alexander McQueen, Breward explores fashion as a cultural phenom…
These 90 magnificent designs--from elaborately detailed elephants to skulls, dragons, and eagles--just beg to be colored in. Use them for meditative downtime . . . or to inspire a real tattoo!
From choosing the right pair of eyeglasses to properly coordinating a shirt, tie, and pocket square, getting dressed is an art to be mastered. Yet, how many of us just throw on, well, whatever each morning? How many understand the subtleties of sele…
Russian Criminal Tattoo Police Files Volume I features more than 180 photographs of Russian criminal tattoos and official police papers from the collection of Arkady Bronnikov, regarded as Russia's foremost authority on criminal tattoo iconography.…
Denim Dudes is a street style book with a difference.As well as featuring key players in the global denim business, such as Jason Denham (Denham), Francois Girbaud, (Marithe + Francois Girbaud), Adriano Goldschmied (Diesel, 7 For All Mankind) and Ke…
Star of the hit E show Very Cavallari and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cavallari shares how she juggles all facets of her busy life with style and grace. For the first time ever, entrepreneur, designer, and TV star Kristin Cavallari w…
A wonderfully illustrated guide to men's fashion by the president of Alan Flusser Designs introduces men to the timeless elements of fashion and personal style.
This scrupulously researched, meticulously rendered collection spotlights multiple generations of a family for each decade of the twentieth century. Apparel includes everything from ankle-length tennis outfits and men's formal wear of the 1910s to m…
The intimate relationship of Japanese tattooing with the dark world of the yakuza has helped cover this form of artistic expression with an aura of mystery. But the culture of irezumi is deep and rich in meanings, shapes and motifs that have gone fr…
“The guardian of all style” (The New York Times Magazine) shares stories on life, love, style, and career, from Paris to New York, and inspires readers to cultivate an effortless chic that is all their own. Garance Doré, the voice and vi…
”En underbar bok” Gomorron Sverige, SVT, 26 oktober ”Här finns precis så mycket crazy fakta som krävs för att den grånande generationen ska falla i gråt” Journalisten, 30 oktober “Kult lär bli en vanlig julklapp till de…
I denna handbok beskriver historiker, arkeologer, etnologer, konstvetare, vetenskapshistoriker, ekonomhistoriker, litteraturvetare och museiintendenter de många olika sätt man kan arbeta med materiell kultur på. Människans historia är också föremåle…
The Art of Tattoo brings you a stunning collection of the most intricate, unique and exquisite tattoos, from the subtle and delicate to one-of-a-kind whole-body pieces. Showcasing a range of innovative new styles as well as traditional designs, and…
Clothing occupies a complex and important position in relation to human experience. It gives form to society's ideas about the sacred and secular, about exclusion and inclusion, about age, beauty, sexuality and status. This title explores the meanin…
Clothing occupies a complex and important position in relation to human experience. Not just utilitarian, dress gives form to a society's ideas about the sacred and secular, about exclusion and inclusion, about age, beauty, sexuality and status. In…
From the bestselling authors of How to be Parisian, what smart, savvy, fabulous French women think, feel and advise as they hit forty on life, love, and everything else Older, but Better, but Older has the playful wit, self deprecation and worldly a…
The Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering is a visually led, comprehensive guide to designing and realizing hand-drawn letterforms in the most widely used contemporary tattoo styles. Each chapter constitutes an accessible overview to these key tattoo styl…
Vintage Tattoo Flash is a one-of-a-kind visual exploration of the history and evolution of tattooing in America. A luscious, offset-printed, hardcover tome--a beautiful and serious addition to the understanding of one of the world's oldest and most…
"Women are into fashion, men are into style, style is forever" Domenico DolceWomenswear progresses in leaps and bounds, fuelled by the readiness of women to wear what may at the time be perceived as the radical or outrageous. Not so menswear -menswe…
Inspired by the colors and textures of her tropical roots, Alicia Rountree shares her carefree lifestyle in her paradisiacal home in Mauritius--from a picnic on a sandbank to a sunset dinner on the beach and quiet time at home sipping tisanes. Her r…
This big collection of 500 original patterns depicts all of today's most popular tattoo subjects. From best selling artist, author and designer Lora Irish comes the Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Revised Edition, an appealing and high quality collect…
Discover the true meanings behind over 200 popular tattoos with this comprehensive book, illustrated with over 100 tattoo designs. From sailors' swallows and Mexican skulls to prisoners' barbed wire and intricate Maori patterns, tattoos have been us…
A lavishly illustrated global exploration of the vast array of styles and most significant practitioners of tattoo from ancient times to today Tattoo art and practice has seen radical changes in the 21st century, as its popularity has exploded. An e…
Tattoo Coloring Book Get this book of nostalgic Old School and Traditional designs at this fantastic low price today This book is full of bold and traditional tattoo designs that are enjoyable and easy to color. From the classics such as daggers, r…
An irresistible look into more than 300 years of fashion through an exquisite collection of designer dresses What woman can resist imagining herself in a beautiful designer dress? Here, for the first time ever, are 100 fabulous gowns from the perman…
The Fashioned Body provides a wide-ranging and original overview of fashion and dress from an historical and sociological perspective. Where once fashion was seen as marginal, it has now entered into core economic discourse focused around ideas abou…
Over the past ten years the study of dress history has finally achieved academic respectability. This book shows how the fields of dress history and dress studies are now benefitting from the adoption of new multi-disciplinary approaches and outline…
Den materiella kulturen spelar en stor roll i etnologisk forskning. Människan är omgiven av föremål och många av dem är så vardagliga att hon knappt lägger märke till dem. Andra är laddade med känslor och berättelser som förklarar någonting viktigt.…
It's a doodle book with a difference! Colour in and complete your own great dress-up outfits, then flip the page sections to mix and match your creations.What's the craziest outfit you can make-a tiger in a tutu? An astronaut in cowboy boots? Create…
This is the story of streetwear. King ADZ and Wilma Stone recount how a long line of subcultural movements have been incorporated into a multi-billion-dollar global industry and taken over both the high street and high-end fashion. Starting from the…
Men and Style reaches beyond standard "what to wear" advice: it is equal parts style guide and intriguing conversation about masculine identity in the world of fashion. The book offers a much-needed source of inspiration for the growing number of me…
