Documents, decade-by-decade, what women wore in nineteenth and twentieth century Texas and shares period photographs, advertisements, and museum collection garments
Lledo is now over ten years old, and its wonderful products are numerous and interesting enough to fill a wonderful new book by America's foremost authority. Matchbox Toy co-founder Jack Odell founded the Lledo Company (his name spelled backwards) a…
Masks are found world-wide in connection with seasonal festivals, rites of passage, and curative ceremonies. They provide a means of investigating the paradoxical problems that appearances pose in the experience of transitional states. In this far-r…
Growing up surrounded by flowers, floral art has been a thread in the life of Sarah Willemart Bauer since childhood. Tattoo art, with its rich plethora of new styles, is a more recent passion. Through this work the author wanted to merge two art for…
The surf isn't the only thing turbulent in these shoreline images of over 100 nubile beauties. Women dressed in the period's latest beach fashions charmed first their photographers, then the world. Their fascinating, playful, and sometimes evocative…
The first monograph to collect the diverse and eclectic work of one of the true visionaries of the contemporary art world. Joseph Ari Aloi - aka JK5 - is a compulsive artist, for whom every free moment is an opportunity to create. Bringing together…
In the Arctic, well designed and superbly tailored clothing allows people to hunt and survive in the world's harshest conditions. Both sea and land animals, birds and fish, provide raw materials for the creation of unique forms of highly efficient c…
The most highly sought-after fashion illustrator/luxury project designer working today uses her sketches, styling skills and visual expertise to help you develop your eye, define your aesthetic, banish the predictable, stock your wardrobe, and make…
Japanese Tattoo Sketches is the new book from the well-known tattoo artist Leo Barada, a master in the Japanese and Oriental style. This book contains hundreds of sketches, paintings, and drawings of new tattoos as well as studies and drawings from…
Former Fashion Executive, Buyer and Veteran Merchandiser Melody Edmondson teaches you the secret to selecting the most flattering Silhouettes based on your individual Body Shape and Waistplacement (waist-length) in THE SPACE OF THE WAIST(R) book ser…
Fur Nation traces the interwoven relationships between sexuality, national identity, and colonialism. Chantal Nadeau shows how Canada, a white settler colony, bases its existence and its nationhood on a complex sexual economy based on women wrapped…
A wide-ranging exploration of the dandy and men's fashion over the past two centuries, from Beau Brummell to hip-hopArtist/Rebel/Dandy celebrates the pleasures of the sharp-dressed man, from the discreet sophistication of the consummately elegant Ge…
"First Lady of Beauty" and trusted lifestyle expert Mikki Taylor shares uplifting advice for women who want to cultivate their beauty both inside and out. Mikki is that girlfriend-in-the-know who you wish you could take everywhere you go-and now you…
In Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity, Olson argues that clothing functioned as part of the process of communication by which elite male influence, masculinity, and sexuality were made known and acknowledged, and furthermore that these concept…
Japanese folklore and modern American tattooing come together in this book of more than 100 sheets of tattoo flash designed to be drawn on the body in a single session. Exploring the rich history of Japanese ink drawings and making readily tattooabl…
Torso is an amazing collection of work spanning 16 years, that documents the burgeoning tattoo phenomenon across the United States and Pacific Islands; these photographs are slick and darkly addictive...reflecting artistic expression that links to b…
Body Art is a celebration of tattooing and the evolving artform of body modification, giving advice to anyone considering getting their own body enhanced. Illustrated throughout with eye-popping color photos, and featuring interviews with the world'…
Lea Solo hat ihre eigene Mode Kollektion. Angela und Angelina haben dem Cute Pets Baby wundersch ne Kleidung gen ht...
Becoming a fashion designer is the dream of many young people. As of 2014, there is even an award for this young talent called the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. If you aren t living in the heart of New York City or Tokyo, how do you go abo…
A collection of photographs of the Irezumi, a secretive group of people drawn from the Japanese underworld who have chosen to have themselves transformed through tattooing into living works of art
Read about the various types of clothing worn by people in the United States, from Native American clothing and folk costumes to the heavier clothing favoured by people in the northern regions to the influence of different religions on types of clot…
Set in Arequipa during Peru's recent years of crisis, this ethnography reveals how dress creates gendered bodies. It explores why people wear clothes, why people make art, and why those things matter in a war-torn land. Blenda Femenias argues that w…
Colorful miniatures of 4 famous placards from World Wars I and II, among them the unforgettable portrait of Uncle Sam declaring 'I Want YOU for U.S. Army.'
La primera amiga de todos los ni os This classic Maisy toddler title is available in a dual Spanish-English edition. Young children are invited to meet Maisy's favorite animals, check out her wardrobe, see what's on her menu, and peek at what she ha…
BER DAS BUCH: Der allj hrliche Japan-Tag in D sseldorf am Rhein bietet Fotomaterial f r f nf B cher, oder mehr. Dies aber ist erst einmal "nur" der Zweite, und somit der letzte, abschlie ende Band aus dem Jahre 2015. Da dieser Zweite, wie auch ber…
Mid-1930s clothing for men, women, and children are presented in 300 color photographs from the Sears catalogs. See the popular styles of dresses, suits, coats, and sleepwear; as well as hats, shoes, and undergarments. Printed and solid fabrics are…
The study of fashion has exploded in recent decades, yet what this all means or quite where it might take us is not clear. This new book helps to bring fashion into focus, with a comprehensive guide to the key theories, perspectives and developments…
Open the door to harmonious, powerful, and positive dressing with a guide that's like The Secret--for your wardrobe. In this groundbreaking how-to book, style expert George Brescia shows you how to transform yourself from the inside out. More than a…
The 8 million fans of TLC's hottest show, What Not to Wear, know it as the place to go for real-life fashion advice. Now the show's hosts, Clinton Kelly and Stacy London, offer spot-on fashion wisdom--with an attitude--in this fully illustrated, aut…
Enter an ultra-patriotic era of "military mood" fashions, replete in red, white, and blue. One in a series of books from Schiffer Publishing documenting fashion trends in America, this is an invaluable resource for fashion designers looking to reviv…
Japan's strong cultural and religious traditions, as well as the varied climate, have affected the way Japanese people young and old dress for special occasions. Sections about modern-day dress include how men and women dress for work, for sports, a…
Before the outbreak of WWII, French fashion represented the very pinnacle of style, and French women the epitome of chic. At home and abroad, couturiers wealthy clients eagerly awaited the latest collections, and design houses throughout the world l…
Updated with nearly 30 high-quality vintage images, the second edition of this lavishly illustrated book provides irrefutable documentation of ladies' fashions worn in Victorian America from 1860 to 1900. Extensively researched using nineteenth-cent…
Vogue's Anna Harvey was a style advisor to Princess Diana--now she advises post-50 women on attaining perfectly chic, classic style For the high-spending, full-living baby boomer generation, dressing well is as important as ever--after all, if 50 i…
Remarkably thorough descriptions, information about hundreds of fashions: morning dresses, riding outfits, bridal gowns, more. Also millinery, footwear, etc. Based on contemporary sources. Indispensable for costume, fashion students. Bibliography.
Contemporary men's clothing lacks variety. Many men are unsatisfied with the uniform look of their clothing and are craving uncommon ways to dress differently. But, they often use the wrong or unnecessary approaches in an attempt to reach their goal…
Art & Sketch is the first book from the well-known tattoo artist of the "bio dark" style, Javier Obregon. Organized into easily accessible section, it starts with tattoo designs projects mounted on photographs of real people in different parts of th…
Queen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of…
